Sioux Falls, SD (March XX, 2012) — Raven Aerostar successfully integrated and deployed a Vista Research Smart Sensing Radar System (SSRS) onto its proprietary TIF-25KH tethered aerostat. Vista Research, a leading provider of surveillance systems, enhances the effectiveness of radars through sophisticated algorithms. The complete aerostat-radar system offers unprecedented lift capabilities, r...
Read MoreFeb 9th 2009, 08:00
The Super Pressure Prototype Balloon has exceeded 42 days aloft and continues record breaking flight as reported by Nature Publishing Group. Read the on-line article here or view a printable copy here.
Jan 16th 2009, 08:00
SIOUX FALLS, SD—January 16, 2009—Aerostar International, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raven Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq NGS: RAVN), announced today a seven million cubic foot prototype super-pressure balloon, built for NASA's Balloon Program, has surpassed two weeks of near constant altitude flight over the Antarctic continent. This flight marks the next milestone in NASA’s plans to devel...
Jan 8th 2009, 08:00
WASHINGTON -- NASA and the National Science Foundation have successfully launched and demonstrated a newly designed super pressure balloon prototype that may enable a new era of high-altitude scientific research. The super-pressure balloon ultimately will carry large scientific experiments to the brink of space for 100 days or m...