Skyhook balloons were high-altitude balloons developed by Otto C. Winzen and General Mills, Inc. They were used by the United States Navy Office of Naval...
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Fulton surface-to-air recovery system (redirect from Fulton Skyhook)
The Fulton surface-to-air recovery system (STARS), also known as Skyhook, is a system used by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), United States Air...
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Air Force's Project Blue Book indicated that Mantell died chasing a Skyhook balloon, which, in 1948, was a top-secret project that he would not have known...
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ceiling balloon weather balloon used with a radiosonde fixed for carrying advertising signs to carry a radio antenna toy balloon research balloon Skyhook balloon...
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developed high altitude balloons in conjunction with the United States Navy Office of Naval Research (ONR), such as the Skyhook balloon. In 1956, hundreds...
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Jean Piccard (section Plastic balloons)
Piccard helped Winzen design the Skyhook polyethylene balloons that replaced Project Helios in 1947. Skyhook balloons were used unmanned for atmospheric...
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