Q
Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC), 137
R
Rand, J.L., 280
Rauch, B.F., xvii, 69, 70, 186, 214, 293
Raven Aerostar, 26, 27, 30–32, 37, 39–40, 44,
99–105, 113, 138, 153, 155, 163, 178,
180, 191, 245, 254
Raven Industries, 13, 99, 103, 192, 199, 245, 258,
261, 265, 273, 288
Real-Time Weather, 68, 72–73
Recovery operations, xx, 70, 76–80, 101, 157,
229, 254, 292
Reginald, N., 153
Remote OCC (ROCC), 54–56, 68, 73–75
Research in Sisters Environments (RISE), 25, 66,
67, 96, 159, 178, 235, 237–239, 320
Research, Development, Demonstration and
Infusion (REDDI), 91
Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic
Imager (RHESSI), 159, 194, 294
Roberts, W.O., 197, 257, 274
Rocket Experiment for University Students
(REXUS), 219
Rocketman Enterprise, 41
S
Sage Cheshire Aerospace, 46, 47
Saint-Hilaire, P., 180, 294
Sanriku, 217
Schjeldahl, G.T., 28–30, 256
Schwarzschild, M., 123, 257
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics
(STEM), 7, 33, 46, 230–232, 234, 235,
237, 239–241, 243–245, 247, 307
Semi-Automatic Parachute Release (SAPR), 62
Serial Control Unit (SCU), 210
Shackleton, E., 53, 307
Shipley, A., 259, 260
Significant Meteorological Information
(SIGMET), 74
Siles, J.V., 170, 296
Silicon Charge Detector (SCD), 187
Simburger, G., 214
SINBAD, 72
Sisters High School, 237–239
Sky Anchor, 25, 192, 259, 260
SkyEye, 228
SkySat, 228
Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR), 60
Smith, I.S., 267, 281
Smoot, G.F., 184, 295, 296, 312
Software-Defined Network (SDN), 88
Solar, x, 16, 23, 24, 26, 31, 32, 41–43, 54, 55,
61–63, 69, 85, 88–90, 92, 95, 96, 102,
117, 146, 147, 150, 152–159, 167, 171,
177–180, 185, 192, 194, 197, 202, 206,
231, 243, 250–252, 283, 284, 294, 308,
309, 314, 338, 342
Sound detection and ranging (SODAR), 105
Sounding Radar (SORA), 111, 112, 212
South Pole Observatory (SPO), 205
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), xvi, 57, 93,
103, 281
Space Data, 83, 228–229
Spaceport Tucson, 140, 165
Space Perspectives, xviii, 6, 26, 32, 44–46, 93,
96–98, 254
Space Science Laboratory (SSL), 294
Sparkman, J., 258
SRON, 168, 213, 215, 220, 298
Star tracker, 57, 58
STARGAZER, 28, 226, 227
Stern, A., 89
Stratobus, 27, 107–108, 220
Stratofilm, 29, 36, 37
Stratollites, 6, 25, 26, 32, 89–95, 98, 191
STRATOS, 46, 141, 216
Stratospheric Terahertz Observatory (STO), 168,
213, 296
Stratospheric Tracers of Atmospheric Transport
(STRAT), 176
StratoStar, 246–247
Strausss, Alan L., xvii
Summit Middle School, 242
Suomi, V., 257
SuperBIT, 21, 172–174
Supernova, 154, 170, 185, 186, 190, 223, 251,
252, 261, 262, 265, 287, 312, 337
Super pressure, xx, 9, 15–21, 25, 26, 31, 59, 60, 82,
85, 101, 102, 136, 145, 173, 190, 192,
193, 216, 217, 259, 260, 265, 268, 272,
273, 275, 279, 306, 315, 318, 339–341
Supersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator
(SIAD), 162, 208
Super Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder
(SuperTIGER), xvi, 69, 70, 78–80,
155–157, 165, 181, 184–186, 213, 282,
293, 312, 313, 338
Support instrument package (SIP), 55, 56, 150
Supporting Research and Technology (SR&T),
176
Suring, R., 2, 270
Svalbard, 111, 112, 142–143, 165
Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA), 219
Index 353
Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC), 137
R
Rand, J.L., 280
Rauch, B.F., xvii, 69, 70, 186, 214, 293
Raven Aerostar, 26, 27, 30–32, 37, 39–40, 44,
99–105, 113, 138, 153, 155, 163, 178,
180, 191, 245, 254
Raven Industries, 13, 99, 103, 192, 199, 245, 258,
261, 265, 273, 288
Real-Time Weather, 68, 72–73
Recovery operations, xx, 70, 76–80, 101, 157,
229, 254, 292
Reginald, N., 153
Remote OCC (ROCC), 54–56, 68, 73–75
Research in Sisters Environments (RISE), 25, 66,
67, 96, 159, 178, 235, 237–239, 320
Research, Development, Demonstration and
Infusion (REDDI), 91
Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic
Imager (RHESSI), 159, 194, 294
Roberts, W.O., 197, 257, 274
Rocket Experiment for University Students
(REXUS), 219
Rocketman Enterprise, 41
S
Sage Cheshire Aerospace, 46, 47
Saint-Hilaire, P., 180, 294
Sanriku, 217
Schjeldahl, G.T., 28–30, 256
Schwarzschild, M., 123, 257
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics
(STEM), 7, 33, 46, 230–232, 234, 235,
237, 239–241, 243–245, 247, 307
Semi-Automatic Parachute Release (SAPR), 62
Serial Control Unit (SCU), 210
Shackleton, E., 53, 307
Shipley, A., 259, 260
Significant Meteorological Information
(SIGMET), 74
Siles, J.V., 170, 296
Silicon Charge Detector (SCD), 187
Simburger, G., 214
SINBAD, 72
Sisters High School, 237–239
Sky Anchor, 25, 192, 259, 260
SkyEye, 228
SkySat, 228
Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR), 60
Smith, I.S., 267, 281
Smoot, G.F., 184, 295, 296, 312
Software-Defined Network (SDN), 88
Solar, x, 16, 23, 24, 26, 31, 32, 41–43, 54, 55,
61–63, 69, 85, 88–90, 92, 95, 96, 102,
117, 146, 147, 150, 152–159, 167, 171,
177–180, 185, 192, 194, 197, 202, 206,
231, 243, 250–252, 283, 284, 294, 308,
309, 314, 338, 342
Sound detection and ranging (SODAR), 105
Sounding Radar (SORA), 111, 112, 212
South Pole Observatory (SPO), 205
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), xvi, 57, 93,
103, 281
Space Data, 83, 228–229
Spaceport Tucson, 140, 165
Space Perspectives, xviii, 6, 26, 32, 44–46, 93,
96–98, 254
Space Science Laboratory (SSL), 294
Sparkman, J., 258
SRON, 168, 213, 215, 220, 298
Star tracker, 57, 58
STARGAZER, 28, 226, 227
Stern, A., 89
Stratobus, 27, 107–108, 220
Stratofilm, 29, 36, 37
Stratollites, 6, 25, 26, 32, 89–95, 98, 191
STRATOS, 46, 141, 216
Stratospheric Terahertz Observatory (STO), 168,
213, 296
Stratospheric Tracers of Atmospheric Transport
(STRAT), 176
StratoStar, 246–247
Strausss, Alan L., xvii
Summit Middle School, 242
Suomi, V., 257
SuperBIT, 21, 172–174
Supernova, 154, 170, 185, 186, 190, 223, 251,
252, 261, 262, 265, 287, 312, 337
Super pressure, xx, 9, 15–21, 25, 26, 31, 59, 60, 82,
85, 101, 102, 136, 145, 173, 190, 192,
193, 216, 217, 259, 260, 265, 268, 272,
273, 275, 279, 306, 315, 318, 339–341
Supersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator
(SIAD), 162, 208
Super Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder
(SuperTIGER), xvi, 69, 70, 78–80,
155–157, 165, 181, 184–186, 213, 282,
293, 312, 313, 338
Support instrument package (SIP), 55, 56, 150
Supporting Research and Technology (SR&T),
176
Suring, R., 2, 270
Svalbard, 111, 112, 142–143, 165
Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA), 219
Index 353