HIREGS I (HIgh REsolution Gamma-ray and hard x-ray Spectrometer)

Sitio de lanzamiento: Williams Field, Estación McMurdo, Antartida  
Dia y hora de lanzamiento: 10/1/1992 9:45 utc
Lanzamiento y operación del globo a cargo de: National Scientific Balloon Facility (NSBF)
Tipo de globo/fabricante/volumen/composicion: Globo de Presión Cero SF3-424.37-080-NSCR-02-ST
Nº de serie del globo: W29.47-2-17
Nº de vuelo: 321NT
Dia y hora de fin del vuelo (L para hora de aterrizaje, W ultimo contacto conocido, resto hora de separacion): 23/1/1992 2:10 utc
Duración del vuelo (d:dias / h:horas / m:minutos): ~ 13 d
Sitio de aterrizaje o ultima posición conocida: En la planicie Antártica, en coordenadas 86.2º S y 160.5º E
Peso carga útil: 2850 lbs
Peso Total: 3750 lbs

• HIREGS website Space Physics Research Group - University of California, Berkeley
• A high-resolution gamma-ray and hard X-ray spectrometer for solar flare observations in Max 1991 Max 1991: Flare Research at the Next Solar Maximum. Workshop 1: Scientific Objectives; p 262-278
• Gamma Ray Spectroscopy on Long Duration Balloon Flights in Antarctica ASP Conference Series; Vol. 141; 1998, p.246
• Gamma-ray and hard X-ray spectroscopy on a long-duration balloon flight published on Antarctic Journal
• Gamma-ray spectroscopy: Galactic center observations and germanium detector development Thesis (PHD) by Steven E. Boggs, UCB, Source DAI-B 59/08, p. 4171, Feb 1999, 160 pages
• High-resolution gamma-ray and hard x-ray spectrometer for long- duration balloon flights Proc. SPIE 1743, EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy III, 408
• NASA Balloon Flights (1989-1998) in NASA Historical Data Book, Vol. VII: NASA Launch Systems, Space Transportation, Human Spaceflight, and Space Science, 1989-1998
• Preliminary results from the HIgh REsolution gamma-ray and hard X-ray Spectrometer (HIREGS) long duration balloon flight in Antarctica Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series, vol. 97, no. 1, p. 31
• Solar Energetic Ion and Electron Limits from HIREGS Observations Solar Physics 171: 419-445, 1997