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astro-ph.IM2025
SAMPLE -- Stratospheric Altitude Microbiology Probe for Life Existence -- A Method of Collection of Stratospheric Samples Using Balloon-Borne Payload System
Margarita Safonova, Bharat Chandra P, Binukumar G. Nair +8
The Earth possesses many environmental extremes that mimic conditions on extraterrestrial worlds. The stratosphere at 30-40 km altitude closely resembles the surface of Mars in ter…
astro-ph.IM2021
Testing a Prototype 1U CubeSat on a Stratospheric Balloon Flight
Akaash Srikanth, Bharat Chandra, Binukumar G Nair +6
High-altitude balloon experiments are becoming very popular among universities and research institutes as they can be used for testing instruments eventually intended for space, an…