3.3.3 Sage Cheshire Aerospace
Sage Cheshire, Inc., located in Lancaster, CA is best known for manufacturing the
Red Bull Stratos gondola for Felix Baumgartner. They also supplied gondolas for
stratospheric science missions. They have over 40 years of experience in design,
engineering, research and development, and prototype or finished production of
aircraft parts or full flight articles. Their pressurized capsules can accommodate
research payloads of varying sizes and weights. The interior is a 6-foot-diameter
pressure sphere that can maintain pressurization for the duration of a flight. Their
open gondolas are ideal STEM projects for educational research missions.
Sage Cheshire Aerospace works with key balloon-launch partners to provide an
end-to-end solution for those needing to do high altitude research.
Key features include:
• 2,400 watts on-board continuous power for about 10 hours.
• Soft take-off and landing.
• Protected and pressurized payloads.
• Station-keeping maneuverability.
• Communication downlinks.
• Professional flight crew.
• Custom branding and marketing opportunities.
• Ideal for university research programs and STEM initiatives.
Fig. 3.7 Space Perspective’s capsule/gondola at float. Artistic rendering by Richard
Hollingham/Images by Chris Hinkle. Photo courtesy of Space Perspective
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Sage Cheshire, Inc., located in Lancaster, CA is best known for manufacturing the
Red Bull Stratos gondola for Felix Baumgartner. They also supplied gondolas for
stratospheric science missions. They have over 40 years of experience in design,
engineering, research and development, and prototype or finished production of
aircraft parts or full flight articles. Their pressurized capsules can accommodate
research payloads of varying sizes and weights. The interior is a 6-foot-diameter
pressure sphere that can maintain pressurization for the duration of a flight. Their
open gondolas are ideal STEM projects for educational research missions.
Sage Cheshire Aerospace works with key balloon-launch partners to provide an
end-to-end solution for those needing to do high altitude research.
Key features include:
• 2,400 watts on-board continuous power for about 10 hours.
• Soft take-off and landing.
• Protected and pressurized payloads.
• Station-keeping maneuverability.
• Communication downlinks.
• Professional flight crew.
• Custom branding and marketing opportunities.
• Ideal for university research programs and STEM initiatives.
Fig. 3.7 Space Perspective’s capsule/gondola at float. Artistic rendering by Richard
Hollingham/Images by Chris Hinkle. Photo courtesy of Space Perspective
46 Balloon Elements