26 March 2018
Traveler program gets a boost with NanoRacks
... six passengers up to 20 kilometres above Earth – about twice the height that a commercial airline flies at – in an area known as near space. It should take around an half an hour to reach its maximum altitude and at that height, along with some...
October 2025
Pioneering affordable and flexible access to near space
... expertise, the company shifted towards offering services in High-Altitude Pseudo Satellites (HAPS) and Near Space Testing (NST). Stratospheric platforms operating at altitudes of 20-30 km offer a compelling alternative to both satellites and drones...
December 2014
Flying saucers return
Spectacular catch – NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator is retrieved from the Pacific after a near-space test flight. The LDSD project is evaluating landing technologies for future Mars missions
November 2017
Managing air and space traffic from orbit
... collisions. Technological, scientific and business developments are making great changes in our use of the airspace and near space environments and time is now pressing for the UNOOSA International Committee on GNSS and ICAO to come together...
April 2025
Space sustainability and the role of space situational awareness
... debris above our heads is increasing the threat of collisions, jeopardising our near-space environment. Establishing robust space situational awareness is essential for tracking objects in orbit and predicting potential collisions, enabling timely...
September 2021
Near space - the air-space boundary question, astronauts and space tourism
... and its reusable launch vehicle made headlines for carrying both the oldest and youngest persons to go to space (Mercury 13’s Wally Funk, aged 82, and Oliver Daemen, 18, respectively). The sophisticated publicity machines of these large companies...
