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IT is learnt from the reports in The Times of June 27 and 28 that stratosphere research is very active in the U.S.S.R.. It will be recalled that the Russians hold the altitude record of 12 miles for manned balloons made by M. Prokofiev in October 1933, whilst the U.S.S.R. Stratostat, which crashed in January 1934, killing its occupants, rose even higher. The present ascent, which was only of 2£ hours' duration, was made from Moscow on June 26, during which time the balloon travelled 100 miles due south. The commander-pilot was M. Kristap Zille, who was accompanied by a physicist, Prof. Alexandre Verigo, of the Central Geophysical Observatory at Leningrad, and a mechanic named Prilutsky. It is stated that during the short flight the altitude reached was more than 9 miles and that the crew landed safely by parachute, apparently as an exercise. Prokofiev's gondola was used, its instruments were landed intact, photographs of the earth were made and varied cosmic ray records taken. It is incidentally stated, though extremely interesting to hear, that the commander had made two other stratosphere ascents in June.
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Soviet Stratosphere Research. Nature 136, 16 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/136016a0
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