Thales Alenia Space, the joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has carried out a demonstration flight designed to validate the emergency recovery system for the Stratobus stratospheric airship, as part of the European Commission’s HEMERA 2020 project. Stratobus is an autonomous airship 140 meters long, operating in the stratosphere at an altitude of … Continue reading Thales Alenia Space’s Stratobus Stratospheric Airship Passes a New Development Milestone