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    Escaping earth's atmosphere with a balloon

    I'm not sure I understand what you're comparing here? It would make sense that the problem you have now is you have to reach the speeds required to go from the 53 km to outer space? And you're suggesting that this is still a significant amount of the work left to do? Wouldn't the thinner...
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    Escaping earth's atmosphere with a balloon

    Hi all, So my question is, could you use a weather balloon to assist with escaping the atmosphere and attaching a rocket to take it the rest of the way, and we're talking a really small payload obviously. Would the weight of the fuel/rocket weigh down the balloon enough to significantly...
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    What Will a Graph of Thickness vs. Beta Particle Rate Look Like?

    Bethes formula? Mass Stopping Power... haven't come across this, what is it?
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    What Will a Graph of Thickness vs. Beta Particle Rate Look Like?

    URGENT HELP Question About Radioactivity Im doing some Coursework in for... tomorow :S I know my own fault! but I've only just come across the Problem and I've been doing it for the last few Days. Im designing an experiment Investigating the effect of Thickness of Aluminium against the Rate of...
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