Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute
(KASI), 152, 153
Kota, K., 244
Kuenstler, T., 200, 262
L
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
(LASP), 56, 177
Lally, V.E., 197, 257, 258, 271, 272
Land Mobile Radio (LMR), 228
Lange, A., 154, 182, 184, 289
Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), 168, 190, 223,
252, 298
LaSpace, xviii, 209–212
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
(LLNL), 107
Learning to Integrate Fundamentals
through Teaching (LIFT), 8, 10, 13, 17,
21, 24, 25, 32, 33, 51, 85, 86, 90, 95,
111, 118, 128, 235–237, 260, 261, 268,
275, 320
Lentz, M.W., xviii, 171
LIDARs, 149–151, 158, 176, 297, 303
Lighter-than-air (LTA), 94, 99, 101, 105, 114, 115,
144, 227, 273, 281
Lightning Balloon System, 103, 192
Linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), 10, 29,
35, 37, 59, 260
Line of sight (LOS), 23, 43, 54, 55, 75, 101, 114,
126, 130, 150, 228, 262–264, 301, 305
Link, J., 186, 312
Long duration, 15, 21, 22, 43, 70, 75, 91, 93, 101,
102, 111, 123, 132–134, 136, 142, 169,
173, 180, 188, 192, 197, 202, 207, 216,
259, 260, 263–266, 272, 276, 280, 282,
289, 298, 318, 339
Long Duration Balloons (LDB), 9, 11, 21–25, 55,
59, 75, 112, 114, 115, 123, 132, 133,
154, 260, 263–266, 276, 339
Longyearbyen, 111, 142–143, 165
Loon, xvii, 5, 26, 27, 31, 39, 60, 61, 67, 75,
82–89, 99, 104, 113, 139, 140, 164, 165,
190–192, 222, 224, 249, 253, 254, 306
Louisiana State University (LSU), xviii, 209, 211,
212, 277
Low density polyethylene (LDPE), 35, 37
Low Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD),
128, 161–164, 208, 268
Low Energy Electrons (LEE), 14, 199
Lowe, T., 1
Lynn Lake Airport, 14, 139
M
MacCallum, T., 89, 95, 96
Magnetometry, 150, 151
MANHIGH, 226
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), 42, 178, 179
Mars Microballoon Project, 243
Masi, S., 239
Mather, J.C., viii, ix, 7, 184, 250, 289–291,
296, 312
MAXIMA, 2, 10, 31, 37, 54, 95, 102, 110, 150,
258, 283, 286, 289, 338, 341, 342
McCarthy, M., 112
McMurdo, 4, 19, 22, 65, 69, 75, 77, 78, 80, 123,
131–133, 154, 155, 157, 164, 165, 168,
180, 183, 186, 193, 197, 200, 207, 213,
224, 264, 267, 268, 279, 293, 306
Microwave kinetic inductance
detectors (MKID), 164
Milan, R.M., 291
Mildura, 129, 130, 223
Millikan, R.A., 251
Minkowski, H., 88
Mission Readiness Review (MRR), 65, 69
Mobile Launch Vehicle (MLV), 50, 51, 262–264
Mobile network operator (MNO), 191
MOBY DICK, 225, 226, 272
MOGUL, 225, 300, 301
Moore, C., 257
Morris, A., 258
Mount Lemmon, xvii, 91
N
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA), v, vii–ix, xi, xiii, xv–xviii,
xxi, 3, 4, 6–22, 24, 25, 27, 31, 32, 37,
39, 41–44, 49, 50, 52, 53, 56–58, 60,
62, 63, 65, 67–69, 71, 72, 80, 81, 89,
91–93, 95, 97, 99, 102, 104–107, 111,
114, 118, 120, 122–139, 145, 146,
148–150, 152, 153, 155–164, 166–169,
172, 173, 175–180, 182–186, 188, 190,
192–194, 196–200, 202, 203, 207–214,
220–225, 230–233, 237, 238, 240,
242–244, 248–252, 254, 256, 259–269,
275–282, 284–288, 290, 291, 293–298,
303–305, 312, 316, 317, 319, 321, 342,
344–346
National Aerospace Laboratory of
Japan (NAL), 217
National Assessment Group (NAG), 106
National Balloon Facility (NBF), 143, 165, 221
Index 351
(KASI), 152, 153
Kota, K., 244
Kuenstler, T., 200, 262
L
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
(LASP), 56, 177
Lally, V.E., 197, 257, 258, 271, 272
Land Mobile Radio (LMR), 228
Lange, A., 154, 182, 184, 289
Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), 168, 190, 223,
252, 298
LaSpace, xviii, 209–212
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
(LLNL), 107
Learning to Integrate Fundamentals
through Teaching (LIFT), 8, 10, 13, 17,
21, 24, 25, 32, 33, 51, 85, 86, 90, 95,
111, 118, 128, 235–237, 260, 261, 268,
275, 320
Lentz, M.W., xviii, 171
LIDARs, 149–151, 158, 176, 297, 303
Lighter-than-air (LTA), 94, 99, 101, 105, 114, 115,
144, 227, 273, 281
Lightning Balloon System, 103, 192
Linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), 10, 29,
35, 37, 59, 260
Line of sight (LOS), 23, 43, 54, 55, 75, 101, 114,
126, 130, 150, 228, 262–264, 301, 305
Link, J., 186, 312
Long duration, 15, 21, 22, 43, 70, 75, 91, 93, 101,
102, 111, 123, 132–134, 136, 142, 169,
173, 180, 188, 192, 197, 202, 207, 216,
259, 260, 263–266, 272, 276, 280, 282,
289, 298, 318, 339
Long Duration Balloons (LDB), 9, 11, 21–25, 55,
59, 75, 112, 114, 115, 123, 132, 133,
154, 260, 263–266, 276, 339
Longyearbyen, 111, 142–143, 165
Loon, xvii, 5, 26, 27, 31, 39, 60, 61, 67, 75,
82–89, 99, 104, 113, 139, 140, 164, 165,
190–192, 222, 224, 249, 253, 254, 306
Louisiana State University (LSU), xviii, 209, 211,
212, 277
Low density polyethylene (LDPE), 35, 37
Low Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD),
128, 161–164, 208, 268
Low Energy Electrons (LEE), 14, 199
Lowe, T., 1
Lynn Lake Airport, 14, 139
M
MacCallum, T., 89, 95, 96
Magnetometry, 150, 151
MANHIGH, 226
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), 42, 178, 179
Mars Microballoon Project, 243
Masi, S., 239
Mather, J.C., viii, ix, 7, 184, 250, 289–291,
296, 312
MAXIMA, 2, 10, 31, 37, 54, 95, 102, 110, 150,
258, 283, 286, 289, 338, 341, 342
McCarthy, M., 112
McMurdo, 4, 19, 22, 65, 69, 75, 77, 78, 80, 123,
131–133, 154, 155, 157, 164, 165, 168,
180, 183, 186, 193, 197, 200, 207, 213,
224, 264, 267, 268, 279, 293, 306
Microwave kinetic inductance
detectors (MKID), 164
Milan, R.M., 291
Mildura, 129, 130, 223
Millikan, R.A., 251
Minkowski, H., 88
Mission Readiness Review (MRR), 65, 69
Mobile Launch Vehicle (MLV), 50, 51, 262–264
Mobile network operator (MNO), 191
MOBY DICK, 225, 226, 272
MOGUL, 225, 300, 301
Moore, C., 257
Morris, A., 258
Mount Lemmon, xvii, 91
N
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA), v, vii–ix, xi, xiii, xv–xviii,
xxi, 3, 4, 6–22, 24, 25, 27, 31, 32, 37,
39, 41–44, 49, 50, 52, 53, 56–58, 60,
62, 63, 65, 67–69, 71, 72, 80, 81, 89,
91–93, 95, 97, 99, 102, 104–107, 111,
114, 118, 120, 122–139, 145, 146,
148–150, 152, 153, 155–164, 166–169,
172, 173, 175–180, 182–186, 188, 190,
192–194, 196–200, 202, 203, 207–214,
220–225, 230–233, 237, 238, 240,
242–244, 248–252, 254, 256, 259–269,
275–282, 284–288, 290, 291, 293–298,
303–305, 312, 316, 317, 319, 321, 342,
344–346
National Aerospace Laboratory of
Japan (NAL), 217
National Assessment Group (NAG), 106
National Balloon Facility (NBF), 143, 165, 221
Index 351