Stratobowl Balloon Flight
Reaching a height of over 72,000 feet, the Stratobowl balloon brought back the first images showing the Earth’s curvature. Corey Christianson, administration, exhibits, and curation coordinator at the Journey Museum and Learning Center, talked about this unique piece of Rapid City history.
Description
Reaching a height of over 72,000 feet, the Stratobowl balloon brought back the first images showing the Earth’s curvature. Corey Christianson, administration, exhibits, and curation coordinator at the Journey Museum and Learning Center, talked about this unique piece of Rapid City, South Dakota history.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- Explain the goal of this space program.
- Explain the process of selecting a location to establish this program and why Rapid City, SD was chosen.
- Describe the first flight attempt that Corey Christianson explains.
- Describe the second flight attempt and the achievements of that trip.
Participants
Vocabulary
- Captain Albert Stevens
- Captain Orvil Anderson
- Cosmic Radiation
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- Friction
- Gondola
- Helium
- Hydrogen
- Major William Kepner
- Stratobowl
- Stratosphere