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