After researching for years, the US Army has finally allocated funding of $4.2 billion over the next 10 years for aerostat ...

Most amateur high altitude balloon payloads descend back to earth with a simple non-steerable parachute and can land hundreds of kilometers from the launch site in inaccessible areas. [Yohan Hadji ...

In 1783, hot air balloons became the first viable option for people to explore the world from the sky. In the years since then, balloon flight technology has evolved from cloth balloons and open ...

High-altitude balloons are used to perform experiments in “near space” at 60,000-120,000 ft. (18000-36000m). However, conditions at such altitude are not particularly friendly and balloons ...

The team recently developed a valve system to deflate balloons at high altitude gradually, enabling more controlled descents and easier recoveries. JP Aerospace makes money in part by launching ...

Stratosphere-compatible high-altitude aircraft, also known as Uncrewed High-Altitude Platforms (HAPs), are attracting increasing interest in research and industry due to their wide range of potential ...

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Aerial platforms are lighter-than-air aircraft that stay aloft using atmospheric buoyancy. They come in three main types: tethered balloons, high-altitude balloons, and airships, the report explained.

“When you look at the failures that have occurred [in past manned high-altitude balloon missions], they all boiled down to the interface between the capsule and the person in the suit,” says ...

The High-altitude Interferometer ... agency's Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility website. Launch and tracking information ...