Engineering topics
Publications and source records attributed to Holtz, J. R..
The development of more reliable heavy-lift balloons and a fine pointed gondola; the development of the Black Brant-12 rocket for auroral research; and the development of a collaborative Orbiting Payload Using Scout program are outlined. Through 1989 NASA will conduct a comprehensive program of aircraft, balloon, and rocket campaigns in conjunction with Shuttle and satellite measurements on the Supernovae 1987a.
An overview of the NASA Sounding Rocket Program is presented. The program has launched a total of 1912 rockets representing 30 types of vehicle configurations. Payloads have been primarily directed to the disciplines of magnetodynamics, solar physics, stellar and planetary astronomy and meteorology. The vehicles, launching sites, and launching techniques used in the program are described, and the pointing control systems and command links developed in the course of the program are discussed.