MORE ABOUT Star♦Light
Exploiting Near Space has always presented a riddle for engineers:
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How can you create an unmanned vehicle that can:
- remain airborne for long periods of time;
- reside high enough to avoid ground attacks and weather;
- hold its position without being tethered;
- avoid normal space interference;
- carry a variety of payloads for commercial or governmental purposes;
- withstand strong winds; and
- be easily controlled?
Past efforts—including high-altitude airships and cigar-shaped blimps—have either failed, are cost-prohibitive, require too much infrastructure or are stuck in long development cycles.
The patent-pending Star♦Light—a two-stage, saucer-shaped, lighter-than-air, unmanned communications and surveillance vehicle—is the first technology to solve the riddle.
The Star♦Light's Primary Benefits
- The Star♦Light costs a fraction of traditional unmanned aircraft and satellites.
- The Star♦Light's superior aerodynamic design results in high performance.
- The Star♦Light can be assembled on site and launched within hours—not days, weeks or months.
- The Star♦Light can carry a wide range of payloads for commercial or governmental purposes.
- The Star♦Light is solar-powered and uses no petroleum-based fuels.