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Top of the world flight limits and atmospheric mystery
Chester KE Tucker reports from Chicago on how MacReady and Schroeder reached near eight miles and 88 180 feet, arguing higher flights yield little science beyond balloon data. The piece explores air thinning, air pressure changes, twilight method estimates of upper atmosphere, and the challenge of reaching true space.
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Weslington
MacReady
Schroeder
Mackendy
Terra Firma
Earth
Chester KE. Tucker
Chiago Poot