Upper Atmosphere Research Panel
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The Upper Atmosphere Research Panel, also known as the V-2 Panel, was formed in 1946 to oversee experiments conducted using V-2 rockets brought to the United States after World War II. The experiments studied the upper atmosphere, solar radiation and X-ray astronomy, as well as the technology of the V-2 rocket.
Contents
• Members
• See also
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Members
An organizing meeting was held at Princeton University 27 Feb 1946.cite-ref-1[1]
The original committee members were:
• G. K. Megerian (secretary), General Electric Co.
• W. G. Dow, University of Michigan
• M. J. E. Golay, U.S. Army Signal Corps
• C. F. Green, General Electric Co.
• K. H. Kingdon, General Electric Co.
• M. H. Nichols, Princeton University
See also
References
• Preparing for spaceflight, Encyclopædia Britannica
• Upper Atmosphere Rocket Research Panel (V-2 Panel) Reports, Smithsonian Institution
cite-note-11. ↑ citerefalan-sternAlan Stern. "Research and Education Missions for Next Generation Suborbital Flight (Slides)" (PDF). USRA Division of Space Life Sciences. p. 23.