National Center for Atmospheric Research
(NCAR), 107, 123, 127, 180, 194,
197–199, 207, 257, 258, 272, 274
National Institute for Space Research (INPE),
222, 263
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA), 34, 67, 68, 82, 107, 146,
203–205, 243
National Research Council (NRC), 145, 290
National Science Foundation (NSF), xvi, 4, 24,
64, 65, 80, 111, 131–133, 157, 183,
186, 194, 197–203, 205, 213, 230,
233–235, 240, 256, 257, 260, 267, 274,
291, 306
National Scientific Balloon Facility (NSBF), x,
xiv, xvi, 16, 22, 25, 49–51, 53, 77, 125,
126, 194, 197–200, 207, 223, 256,
258–267, 269, 272, 274, 279, 303, 304
National Space Science and Technology Center
(NSSTC), 42, 43
National Weather Service (NWS), 9, 34, 68,
73–75, 203–206
Near Space, xii, 26, 32–34, 89, 96, 99, 105, 106,
108, 110, 111, 120, 139, 141, 197, 207,
212, 216, 237, 238, 240, 241, 244, 247,
303, 305, 340
Near Space Corporation (NSC), 27, 32, 33,
105–107, 141, 288
Needleman, H., 260, 267
Neptune, 26, 44–45, 96–98
New Mexico Space Grant, 243, 244
New Mexico State University (NMSU), xvi, 132,
163, 183, 199, 207–209, 227, 243–244,
256, 262, 269, 278, 279, 300, 312
New Operational SYstem for the Control of
Aerostats (NOSYCA), 216, 217
New Zealand, 4, 20, 65, 83, 123, 136–138, 197,
224–225, 254
Ney, E., 257
Nock, K.T., xvii
Northrup Grumman, 132, 198, 200, 208, 209, 268
NOTAMs, 74
NSF Research Traineeship Program (NRT),
234, 235
Nuclear Compton Telescope (NCT), 131, 166, 224
O
Observations of the Middle Stratosphere (OMS),
176
Odenheimer, Michael, viii
Oemig, P., 244
OLIMPO, 143
Operations Control Center (OCC), 49, 54–56, 68,
73–75, 105, 125
Orbital Sciences, 198, 200, 209, 268
Orr, D.G., 280
P
Pacheco, L.E., xviii, 122
Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), 122,
127–129, 162, 163, 268
Pacific Northwest National
Laboratory (PNNL), 107
Palestine, x, xii, xiv, 20, 49–51, 54–56, 65, 68, 71,
77, 122–126, 132, 138, 154, 165, 172,
173, 193, 194, 197–200, 208, 209,
256–262, 266, 268, 274–276, 279, 280,
303, 304
PAMELA, 181
Parachutes, x, xiv, 9, 26, 31, 32, 38–41, 59, 61–62,
76, 77, 85, 86, 96, 99, 104, 137, 147,
161–163, 172, 192, 208, 226, 227, 239,
240, 261, 264, 267, 268, 273, 302–305,
321, 338, 339
Paragon, xvii
Peterzen, S., xvii, 111, 112, 237, 239
Phillips, T., 248
Physical Science Laboratory (PSL), xvi, 51, 132,
183, 199, 200, 207, 208, 227, 262, 279,
300, 312
Piccard, A., 2, 41
Pierce, D., 267
Pilewskie, P., 178
Pilot balloons (PiBal), 73
Pineda, J., 292, 293
Pioneer Aerospace, 40
Planetary Data, Inc., 68
Polar Explore for Geomagnetism And other
Scientific Observations (PEGASO),
111, 143, 151
Polar mesospheric clouds (PMC), 149–150
Polarized Instrument for Long-wavelength
Observation of the Tenuous interstellar
medium (PILOT), 26, 45, 83, 97, 98,
114, 150, 165, 292
Poynter, J., 89, 96
Pressure, Temperature and Humidity (PTU),
34, 147
PriestmanGoode, 44
Primordial Inflation Polarization Explorer
(PIPER), 165
Puerto Rico, 5, 83–84, 139, 140, 164, 191, 210, 232
352 Index
(NCAR), 107, 123, 127, 180, 194,
197–199, 207, 257, 258, 272, 274
National Institute for Space Research (INPE),
222, 263
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA), 34, 67, 68, 82, 107, 146,
203–205, 243
National Research Council (NRC), 145, 290
National Science Foundation (NSF), xvi, 4, 24,
64, 65, 80, 111, 131–133, 157, 183,
186, 194, 197–203, 205, 213, 230,
233–235, 240, 256, 257, 260, 267, 274,
291, 306
National Scientific Balloon Facility (NSBF), x,
xiv, xvi, 16, 22, 25, 49–51, 53, 77, 125,
126, 194, 197–200, 207, 223, 256,
258–267, 269, 272, 274, 279, 303, 304
National Space Science and Technology Center
(NSSTC), 42, 43
National Weather Service (NWS), 9, 34, 68,
73–75, 203–206
Near Space, xii, 26, 32–34, 89, 96, 99, 105, 106,
108, 110, 111, 120, 139, 141, 197, 207,
212, 216, 237, 238, 240, 241, 244, 247,
303, 305, 340
Near Space Corporation (NSC), 27, 32, 33,
105–107, 141, 288
Needleman, H., 260, 267
Neptune, 26, 44–45, 96–98
New Mexico Space Grant, 243, 244
New Mexico State University (NMSU), xvi, 132,
163, 183, 199, 207–209, 227, 243–244,
256, 262, 269, 278, 279, 300, 312
New Operational SYstem for the Control of
Aerostats (NOSYCA), 216, 217
New Zealand, 4, 20, 65, 83, 123, 136–138, 197,
224–225, 254
Ney, E., 257
Nock, K.T., xvii
Northrup Grumman, 132, 198, 200, 208, 209, 268
NOTAMs, 74
NSF Research Traineeship Program (NRT),
234, 235
Nuclear Compton Telescope (NCT), 131, 166, 224
O
Observations of the Middle Stratosphere (OMS),
176
Odenheimer, Michael, viii
Oemig, P., 244
OLIMPO, 143
Operations Control Center (OCC), 49, 54–56, 68,
73–75, 105, 125
Orbital Sciences, 198, 200, 209, 268
Orr, D.G., 280
P
Pacheco, L.E., xviii, 122
Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), 122,
127–129, 162, 163, 268
Pacific Northwest National
Laboratory (PNNL), 107
Palestine, x, xii, xiv, 20, 49–51, 54–56, 65, 68, 71,
77, 122–126, 132, 138, 154, 165, 172,
173, 193, 194, 197–200, 208, 209,
256–262, 266, 268, 274–276, 279, 280,
303, 304
PAMELA, 181
Parachutes, x, xiv, 9, 26, 31, 32, 38–41, 59, 61–62,
76, 77, 85, 86, 96, 99, 104, 137, 147,
161–163, 172, 192, 208, 226, 227, 239,
240, 261, 264, 267, 268, 273, 302–305,
321, 338, 339
Paragon, xvii
Peterzen, S., xvii, 111, 112, 237, 239
Phillips, T., 248
Physical Science Laboratory (PSL), xvi, 51, 132,
183, 199, 200, 207, 208, 227, 262, 279,
300, 312
Piccard, A., 2, 41
Pierce, D., 267
Pilewskie, P., 178
Pilot balloons (PiBal), 73
Pineda, J., 292, 293
Pioneer Aerospace, 40
Planetary Data, Inc., 68
Polar Explore for Geomagnetism And other
Scientific Observations (PEGASO),
111, 143, 151
Polar mesospheric clouds (PMC), 149–150
Polarized Instrument for Long-wavelength
Observation of the Tenuous interstellar
medium (PILOT), 26, 45, 83, 97, 98,
114, 150, 165, 292
Poynter, J., 89, 96
Pressure, Temperature and Humidity (PTU),
34, 147
PriestmanGoode, 44
Primordial Inflation Polarization Explorer
(PIPER), 165
Puerto Rico, 5, 83–84, 139, 140, 164, 191, 210, 232
352 Index