At the time there was an almost desperate need for a low cost launch system which could cover the altitudes above those of aircraft or balloons to conduct extensive atmospheric research in support of the development of new supersonic aircraft and of missile systems. Lt. Gen. Trudeau realised that a low-cost gun-launched probe could quite likely solve this need. http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/5inrpgun.htm
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At the time there was an almost desperate need for a low cost launch system which could cover the altitudes above those of aircraft or balloons to conduct extensive atmospheric research in support of the development of new supersonic aircraft and of missile systems. Lt. Gen. Trudeau realised that a low-cost gun-launched probe could quite likely solve this need.
http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/5inrpgun.htm
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Babylon
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