Thales Alenia Space - StratoBus Long Endurance Stratospheric Vehicle Simulation

Mon, 10/03/2014 : StratoBus -- halfway between a drone and a satellite. The StratoBus project may immediately call to mind Google's Project Loon. But the advantage of StratoBus is that it offers long endurance and complete autonomy from a fixed position, while the high-altitude balloons in Loon move around the Earth and will offer only limited autonomy. StratoBus, a surprising vehicle halfway between a drone and a satellite, will be able to carry out a wide range of missions, including observation,

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