Video footage of the BUBBLE 1 sounding balloon flight: https:\/\/youtu.be\/fTFmuxAtUhE<\/a>\u00a0(Full video: https:\/\/youtu.be\/9VuqkWXxPKQ<\/a>)<\/p>\n Video footage of the BUBBLE 2 sounding balloon flight: https:\/\/youtu.be\/a8CUPK3FvSw<\/a> (Complete flight with telemetry)<\/p>\n Explanation of an azimuth control (pointing) system for the BUBBLE sounding balloons using a nano-satellite reaction wheel: https:\/\/youtu.be\/Z2L-yI2g-_M<\/a><\/p>\n Zeit Online: “Unbekannte Flugobjekte – Was fliegt denn da?” https:\/\/www.zeit.de\/wissen\/2023-02\/unbekannte-flugobjekte-nordamerika-ballons-forschung (expert contribution, in German)<\/p>\n Haus und Grund: “Bis an den eisigen Rand der Erdatmosph\u00e4re”. Article about the BUBBLE sounding balloon program. (in German)<\/p>\n Stuttgarter Zeitung \/ Stuttgarter Nachrichten \/ Esslinger Zeitung \/ and others: “In der Atmosph\u00e4re sind viele Ballons unterwegs”. Article about scientific ballooning activities at the University of Stuttgart.\u00a0https:\/\/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)<\/p>\n Wire copy (dpa \/ German Press Agency): “Das gro\u00dfe Ballon-ABC” (expert contribution, in German)<\/p>\n 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<\/a> (German version<\/a>)<\/p>\n 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\/<\/a><\/p>\n Article on Girl’s Day 2019 at the University of T\u00fcbingen with ESBO DS<\/em> contribution: https:\/\/uni-tuebingen.de\/de\/143931<\/a> 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).<\/p>\n 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).<\/p>\n 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>.<\/p>\n 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<\/a>.<\/p>\n Status of the STUDIO UV balloon mission and platform. Proc. SPIE Conf., Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 14-18 December 2020. Paper<\/a>.<\/p>\n Microchannel-Plate Detector Development for Ultraviolet Missions. Proc. SPIE Conf., Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 14-18 December 2020. Paper<\/a>.<\/p>\n Stratospheric balloons as a complement to the next generation of astronomy missions. International Astronautical Congress 2020. Virtual. Paper<\/a>. Presentation<\/a>.<\/p>\n The STUDIO UV astronomy mission: a step towards a European balloon observatory. European Planetary Science Congress 2020. Virtual. Presentation<\/a>.<\/p>\n European Stratospheric Balloon Observatory (ESBO) \u2013 Identification of Planetary Science Applications. European Planetary Science Congress – Division of Planetary Science Joint Meeting 2019, Geneva, Switzerland. Extended Abstract<\/a>.<\/p>\n Towards a European Stratospheric Balloon Observatory: the ESBO design study. SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2018, Austin, Texas. Paper<\/a>. Poster<\/a>.<\/p>\n Towards a European Stratospheric Balloon Observatory \u2013 Stratospheric balloons as a platform for the next large far infrared observatory. International Astronautical Congress 2018, Bremen, Germany. Paper<\/a>. Presentation<\/a>.<\/p>\n Pointing and Image Stabilization for the STUDIO UV telescope. 2023 Scientific Ballooning Technologies Workshop.<\/p>\n Participation in a panel on “Balloon Mission and Multi-Purpose Payloads”. 2023 Scientific Balloonig Technologies Workshop.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Potential of Balloon-Based Observatories for Astronomical Instruments. The Future of Airborne Infrared\/Submm Astronomy: Instrument Solutions<\/a>, virtual. Presentation<\/a>.<\/p>\n The European Stratospheric Balloon Observatory, its First Mission STUDIO and STUDIO’s Software Architecture. 2021 Scientific Ballooning Technologies Workshop<\/a>, virtual. Presentation<\/a>.<\/p>\n The STUDIO payload electronics within the ESBO initiative. 2021 Scientific Ballooning Technologies Workshop<\/a>, virtual. Presentation<\/a>.<\/p>\n The STUDIO UV astronomy mission – a step towards a European balloon observatory. 43rd COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Sydney, Australia\/virtual. Presentation<\/a>.<\/p>\n Why (and how to) do astronomy from balloons? Contribution to the “Future Astronomical Opportunities in Stratosphere and Space<\/a>” splinter meeting at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the German Astronomical Society. Presentation<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ultraviolet Detector Development and Application. Contribution to the “Future Astronomical Opportunities in Stratosphere and Space<\/a>” splinter meeting at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the German Astronomical Society. Presentation<\/a>.<\/p>\n 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<\/a>.<\/p>\n 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<\/a>.<\/p>\nMedia Appearances \/ Contributions<\/h4>\n
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\nPlanetary Science Applications. European Planetary Science Congress 2018, Berlin, Germany. Extended Abstract<\/a>. Presentation<\/a>.<\/p>\nMeeting Contributions<\/h6>\n