Advanced experiment of sonic booms
Esrange Space Center 18 May, 2011JAXA and SSC team.Launch of the second experiment.On its way up.Photo © JAXA.. For high resolution press images click here.An advanced balloon borne experiment of sonic booms SSC has developed and conducted an advanced stratospheric balloon experiment to measure sonic booms on behalf of the Japanese space organization JAXA. The experiment was performed during two balloon flights with a first flight on May 7 and the second on May 16.- We are very pleased to announce that two successful drop tests were performed within a four weeks window, says Dr.