Some background on super pressure:
NASA is leading quite a bit of research into balloons, specifically very long term duration. Here’s a paper from my notes:
Here are some key people leading the field that I’d like to connect with:
David Bowen
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3fcbUEovLhOMjE5ZjMwZmEtZDMzNC00NGZiLTkxMDAtNzdjNzJmMTcwYzMx/view
Richard Meadows
Potential IP / patent issues, we may need to get a license or something:
https://patents.google.com/patent/US20150266559 (super pressure balloon/envelope cage)
One of the key value propositions is being able to inexpensively return the payload for service/data recovery etc. Some links on that:
Parafoil return system
https://websites.isae-supaero.fr/IMG/pdf/130_benton.pdf
etc (nps seems to be the main place this stuff is being researched)