USSR-1

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USSR-1 (Russian: -1) was a record-setting, hydrogen-filled Soviet Air Forces high-altitude balloon designed to seat a crew of three and perform scientific studies of the Earth's stratosphere. September 30, 1933, USSR-1 under Georgy Prokofiev's command set an unofficial world altitude record of 19,000 meters (60,698 feet). After the crash of Osoaviakhim-1 in January 1934 USSR-1 was retrofitted with a gondola parachute and a new gas envelope. June 26, 1935 it flew again as USSR-1 Bis. The balloon reached 16,000 meters where an accidental release of hydrogen, probably caused by a faulty valve, forced it into an unexpected descent. After expending all available ballast, two crewmembers bailed out on personal parachutes at low altitudes; flight commander stayed on board and managed to perform a soft landing on a crippled aircraft.

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    • GTIN 09786131964251
    • Genre Technik
    • Editor Lambert M. Surhone, Mariam T. Tennoe, Susan F. Henssonow
    • Anzahl Seiten 92
    • Herausgeber Betascript Publishing
    • EAN 9786131964251
    • Titel USSR-1

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