GAC was featured on the California Institute of Technology in regards to Alexey Pankine and the development of StratoSail.
From the article:
Global Aerospace figured that if it could tackle the wind problem, it might be able to convince the space industry to give balloons a chance. The company ’s main achievement so far has been to design and build a device called a StratoSail Trajectory Control System. Basically, it’s an 18-foot-long wing with an eight-foot-long rudder controlled by radio telemetry. It hangs vertically by a tether below the balloon and is meant to keep it on course under most wind conditions. Global Aerospace successfully tested a scale model in the Mojave Desert in April 2001, and it is now seeking additional funding for testing the full-scale prototype.
More on StratoSail
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