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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

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