US Navy Strato-Lab Mikesell No. 1

Malcolm Ross (Balloonist) and Alfred Mikesell (Astronomer)
1958 Balloon Flight to the Stratosphere to Study Scintillation of Startlight

Alfred Mikesell, recordings by Stephen Mikesell
Slideshow narration
Discussion of balloon trip
Commentary on oxygen mask problems 
Commentary on deaths of Lt Cmd M. L. Lewis and Lt Cmd V. A. Prather 
Flight reportStrato-Lab Mikesell No. 1
A.H. Mikesell USNO Oral History ProgramTranscript of oral history
The Scintillation of StartlightThe Scintillation of Starlight, by A. H. Mikesell (1955)
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