Rockoons: A Short Chapter in Atmospheric Research

摘要

At first glance, rockets and balloons would appear to be entirely separate technological species that would have little to do with one another. A modern rocket is a highly complex feat of engineering and, if powerful enough, can escape the Earth altogether.- A balloon is as simple as simple gets (within reason), but even modern research balloons can't get higher than about 20 miles. But what if the two were combined?