- Soft Goods Design and Fabrication
Aerostar has the experience and expertise to design and fabricate a variety of soft goods; from parachutes, balloons, uprighting flotation systems, and other inflatable articles. We develop space grade products that will stand up to the rigors of your specific mission. We have the ability for rapid prototyping for demanding program schedules. Aerostar operates a wide range of custom in-house sealers, sewing machines, and test equipment to validate designs and identify weak points before they go into production.
- Custom inflatable, balloon, material, and mechanical engineering
- Balloon design and analysis using custom tools and software
- Flight train hardware and electrical design, testing, and certification
- High altitude balloons, parachutes, flight harnesses, inflatables, and similar structures
- Hot wheel, band, impulse, and RF sealing
- Computer controlled and manual sewing machines
- Inflatable space habitat design and development
- High altitude balloons built to NASA standards
- Skilled staff of professional assemblers
- On-Site Testing Capabilities
- Materials characterization
- Elevated and cold temperature testing
- Altitude chamber testing (pressure, density,
and temperature up to 130000 ft std atm) - Hangar inflation tests