Rockoon

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Rockoon

A high-altitude sounding system consisting of a small solid-propellant research rocket carried aloft by a large plastic balloon.
The rocket is fired near the maximum altitude of the balloon flight. It is a relatively mobile sounding system and has been used extensively on shipboard.

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use