This guide contains an inventory and description for the National Scientific Balloon Facility (NSBF) Records. The materials described in this guide are available for research in the NCAR Archives. Please contact the archivist to view this collection. Selected materials from the collection are als... Show moreThis guide contains an inventory and description for the National Scientific Balloon Facility (NSBF) Records. The materials described in this guide are available for research in the NCAR Archives. Please contact the archivist to view this collection. Selected materials from the collection are also available in the digital collection: https://opensky.ucar.edu/islandora/object/archives%3Ansbf The National Scientific Balloon Facility (NSBF) Records document the early days of the NSBF while it was managed by NCAR. Records illuminate the logistics of conducting balloon flights abroad and at home, particularity during the Cold War era. The collection offers a window into instrumentation, modifications, and issues with balloons and electronics packages. The collection includes correspondence, memos, budgets, reports, proposals, and papers. Show less
