Rocket Launched LTA*

* Lighter Than Air vehicles

Launch Vehicles

Sounding Rocket to 100K

100 lb. payload allowance on statospheric research balloon.

Concepts

Shuttle from Mother Ship Proximity Flight

NASA Mars Balloon Research

Technology and People

Fredricksburg Texas High School, Brett Williams, Instructor

University of Texas Aerospace & Engineering Mechanics Dept.

Silicon Barrio

Launch Platforms-

1) RedBird 9 Hybrid Rocket,

2) Piggyback offer on Research Balloon

Mission Concepts by Priority-

Rocket Balloon Launch at ~70,000 ft.

Microvideo and control telemetry

Micro dirible "shuttle" launch from mother balloon

Solar Power

Steerable recovery of rocket

Specifications for RedBird 9 Payload

~15 lbs

8" OD

7 1/2" ID

18" L

Misc.

High Altitude- Aerodynamic and Cryogenic Design Issues; extended testing of all materials and devices in hypobaric/cryogenic chamber. Propulsion Testing in Hypobaric Chamber

Structural- Hard points (motors and control surfaces) and Envelope- 1/4 mil. mylar

Inflation

Control

Communications

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