Willis L. Webb has written:

'Paso's mesoscale environment' -- subject(s): Climate, Mesometeorology, Rocket observations, Sounding rockets, Upper Atmosphere

'Meteorological Rocket Network history' -- subject(s): History, Meteorological Rocket Network, Rocket observations, Sounding rockets, Upper Atmosphere

His first goal was to build a sounding rocket with which to study the atmosphere.

The word sounding comes from the nautical term meaning 'to measure'. We use sounding rockets to perform measurements and experiments in space. Sounding rockets do not enter orbit, but can go very high into space.

All depends on the rocket. The Soyuz, for example, takes about 4-5 min, where as the Shuttle takes about 8. A sounding rocket like Atea 1 would take around 3 minuets.

Missile designed to send scientific instrument packages and sounding charges high into the atmosphere.