We covered a stratospheric airship in 2009
They continue to make progress with the STS-111 airship and advance the program closer to hosting customer demonstrations. The platform has performed to the initial specifications they set out for, and they will continue to pursue our ultimate goal of producing a stratospheric platform to serve a number of surveillance needs.
Comparing different air surveillance systems
Sanswire compares other air surveillance systems
If you liked this article, please give it a quick review on ycombinator or StumbleUpon. Thanks
Brian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 million readers per month. His blog Nextbigfuture.com is ranked #1 Science News Blog. It covers many disruptive technology and trends including Space, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Medicine, Anti-aging Biotechnology, and Nanotechnology.
Known for identifying cutting edge technologies, he is currently a Co-Founder of a startup and fundraiser for high potential early-stage companies. He is the Head of Research for Allocations for deep technology investments and an Angel Investor at Space Angels.
A frequent speaker at corporations, he has been a TEDx speaker, a Singularity University speaker and guest at numerous interviews for radio and podcasts. He is open to public speaking and advising engagements.