Technical Documents
Aerostar's engineering and technical staff
continually publish a number of scholarly
papers in the areas of balloon design, performance analysis, stratospheric ballooning
and near space vehicles. Several of them are available for your review below:
The Return of the Balloon as an Aerospace Test Platform
Presented at the ESA Reentry Vehicles Symposium,
Arcachone, France 1999.
Development of a Small Stratospheric Station Keeping Balloon System
Presented at ISTS 2000, Kagawa Japan
Design and Test Results From the Ultra Long Duration
Balloon Program
Presented at ISTS 2000, Kagawa Japan
Ultra High Altitude Balloons for Medium to Large Payloads
Presented at COSPAR 2002, Houston Texas, USA
Optimum Designs for Superpressure Balloons
Presented at COSPAR 2002, Houston Texas, USA
The Use of Zylon Fibers in ULDB Tendons
Presented at COSPAR 2002, Houston Texas, USA
Development and Application of the Elastica Shape for
Pressurized Balloons
Presented at ISTS 2002, Matsue Japan
Applications of Scientific Ballooning Technology to High
Altitude Airships
Presented at AIAA-ATIO conference, November 2003,
Denver, CO, USA
Extended Capabilities of Zero Pressure and Superpressure
Scientific Ballooning Platforms
Presented at AIAA-ATIO conference, November 2003,
Denver, CO, USA
The Effects of Oxygen Upon Strength Degradation of PBO Cordage
Presented at AIAA-ATIO conference, November 2003,
Denver, CO,
USA
Test Flights of the Revised ULDB Design
Presented at AIAA-ATIO conference, October 2005,
Crystal City, VA, USA