Videos
Introduction to balloon-based astronomy and ESBO DS on the Youtube channel “Astronomía en Español” (in Spanish): https://youtu.be/c6cK3SOPf5M
Video footage of the BUBBLE 1 sounding balloon flight: https://youtu.be/fTFmuxAtUhE (Full video: https://youtu.be/9VuqkWXxPKQ)
Video footage of the BUBBLE 2 sounding balloon flight: https://youtu.be/a8CUPK3FvSw (Complete flight with telemetry)
Explanation of an azimuth control (pointing) system for the BUBBLE sounding balloons using a nano-satellite reaction wheel: https://youtu.be/Z2L-yI2g-_M
Media Appearances / Contributions
Zeit Online: “Unbekannte Flugobjekte – Was fliegt denn da?” https://www.zeit.de/wissen/2023-02/unbekannte-flugobjekte-nordamerika-ballons-forschung (expert contribution, in German)
Haus und Grund: “Bis an den eisigen Rand der Erdatmosphäre”. Article about the BUBBLE sounding balloon program. (in German)
Stuttgarter Zeitung / Stuttgarter Nachrichten / Esslinger Zeitung / and others: “In der Atmosphäre sind viele Ballons unterwegs”. Article about scientific ballooning activities at the University of Stuttgart. https://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.forschung-an-der-uni-stuttgart-in-der-atmosphaere-sind-viele-ballons-unterwegs.7f88f569-0a24-4c56-8dd5-c3c102b0c293.html (in German)
Wire copy (dpa / German Press Agency): “Das große Ballon-ABC” (expert contribution, in German)
Article on the Kick-Off of ESBO DS at the University of Stuttgart: http://www.irs.uni-stuttgart.de/news/news_0152.html?__locale=en (German version)
Article on ESBO DS in the University of Stuttgart’s research magazine “Forschung Leben” (German): https://www.uni-stuttgart.de/forschung/forschung-leben/per-ballon-in-die-stratosphaere/
Article on Girl’s Day 2019 at the University of Tübingen with ESBO DS contribution: https://uni-tuebingen.de/de/143931
Scientific Publications
Published
Hardware qualification for scientific ballooning missions. Advances in Space Research (2022), 2702-2710. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2022.11.031. 
Development of the modular and flexible payload electronics for the STUDIO balloon astronomy mission within the ESBO initiative. In: Proceedings of the 25th ESA Symposium on European Rocket & Balloon Programmes and related research (2022).
Progress of the development for a bus system for small high altitude balloon experiments. In: Proceedings of the 25th ESA Symposium on European Rocket & Balloon Programmes and related research (2022).
Status, flight preparation, and future instrument opportunities of the STUDIO balloon-borne telescope. Proc. SPIE Conf., Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 17-22 July 2022. Paper.
A New Operational Concept for Stratospheric Science Payloads: Reusing an Extensible Satellite Framework for Operating Regular Balloon-Based Astronomical Missions. 16th International Conference on Space Operations 2021, virtual. Paper.
Status of the STUDIO UV balloon mission and platform. Proc. SPIE Conf., Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 14-18 December 2020. Paper.
Microchannel-Plate Detector Development for Ultraviolet Missions. Proc. SPIE Conf., Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 14-18 December 2020. Paper.
Stratospheric balloons as a complement to the next generation of astronomy missions. International Astronautical Congress 2020. Virtual. Paper. Presentation.
The STUDIO UV astronomy mission: a step towards a European balloon observatory. European Planetary Science Congress 2020. Virtual. Presentation.
European Stratospheric Balloon Observatory (ESBO) – Identification of Planetary Science Applications. European Planetary Science Congress – Division of Planetary Science Joint Meeting 2019, Geneva, Switzerland. Extended Abstract.
Towards a European Stratospheric Balloon Observatory: the ESBO design study. SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2018, Austin, Texas. Paper. Poster.
Towards a European Stratospheric Balloon Observatory –
Planetary Science Applications. European Planetary Science Congress 2018, Berlin, Germany. Extended Abstract. Presentation.
Stratospheric balloons as a platform for the next large far infrared observatory. International Astronautical Congress 2018, Bremen, Germany. Paper. Presentation.
Meeting Contributions
Pointing and Image Stabilization for the STUDIO UV telescope. 2023 Scientific Ballooning Technologies Workshop.
Participation in a panel on “Balloon Mission and Multi-Purpose Payloads”. 2023 Scientific Balloonig Technologies Workshop.
Development of an extensible and flexible flight software for the European Stratospheric Balloon Observatory. 25th ESA Symposium on European Rocket and Balloon programmes and related research, 01-05 May 2022, Biarritz, France.
Status of the ESBO initiative and its first platform “STUDIO”. 25th ESA Symposium on European Rocket and Balloon programmes and related research, 01-05 May 2022, Biarritz, France.
Potential of Balloon-Based Observatories for Astronomical Instruments. The Future of Airborne Infrared/Submm Astronomy: Instrument Solutions, virtual. Presentation.
The European Stratospheric Balloon Observatory, its First Mission STUDIO and STUDIO’s Software Architecture. 2021 Scientific Ballooning Technologies Workshop, virtual. Presentation.
The STUDIO payload electronics within the ESBO initiative. 2021 Scientific Ballooning Technologies Workshop, virtual. Presentation.
The STUDIO UV astronomy mission – a step towards a European balloon observatory. 43rd COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Sydney, Australia/virtual. Presentation.
Why (and how to) do astronomy from balloons? Contribution to the “Future Astronomical Opportunities in Stratosphere and Space” splinter meeting at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the German Astronomical Society. Presentation.
Ultraviolet Detector Development and Application. Contribution to the “Future Astronomical Opportunities in Stratosphere and Space” splinter meeting at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the German Astronomical Society. Presentation.
STUDIO: a first step towards a stratospheric balloon observatory. 24th ESA Symposium on European Rocket and Balloon programmes and related research, 16-20 June 2019, Essen, Germany. Poster.
What about a joint astronomical balloon observatory? Presentation at the 24th ESA Symposium on European Rocket and Balloon programmes and related research, 16-20 June 2019, Essen, Germany. Presentation.
Presentation at RIA SpaceTec Meeting “Instrumentación astronómica en España“, 3-5 October 2018, Madrid, Spain.