Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Ube Industries Limited
Shibataya Kakohshi Co. Ltd.
出版者
宇宙航空研究開発機構
出版者(英)
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
雑誌名
宇宙航空研究開発機構研究開発報告: 大気球研究報告
雑誌名(英)
JAXA Research and Development Report: Research Reports on High Altitude Balloons
Development of a balloon to fly at higher altitudes is one of the most attractive challenges in scientific balloon technologies. The development of the high altitude balloon with a thin film has been engaged since 1991. After reaching the highest record setting balloon altitude of 53.0 km using the film with a thickness of 3.4 micrometers and a width of 160 cm in 2002, it was tried to make a thinner balloon film. In 2003, a forming die and an air-ring were developed and it was succeeded to form a film with a thickness of 3.0 micrometers and a width of 220 cm. Using this film, a balloon with a volume of 5,000 cu m was manufactured and it was succeeded to fly the balloon up to an altitude of 43.8 km. Then a good combination of resins to make a thinner and wider film was searched for and films with widths of 280 cm, and a thickness of 3.0 micrometers were obtained at first, and then 2.8 micrometers. In 2004, balloon experiments were performed making a 30,000 cu m balloon with the 3.0 micrometer film and a 5,000 cu m balloon with the 2.8 micrometer film. Both balloons were well manufactured and reached the highest altitudes of 50.7 km and 42.6 km, respectively.