ORISON: Observing from the stratosphere
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USES AND NEEDS REPORT for ORISON ( innOvative Research Infrastructure based on Stratospheric balloONs)

Creators

  • 1. Max Planck Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V. (MPG), Germany
  • 2. Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía
  • 3. Universität Stuttgart (USTUTT), Stuttgart, Germany

Contributors

  • 1. Ernst & Young
  • 2. Universität Stuttgart (USTUTT), Stuttgart, Germany
  • 3. Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía

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Description of the potential uses and needs of an stratospheric observation platform.

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