Monday, September 2, 2013

Solar-powered UAV could fly in the upper atmosphere for 5 years at a time

Solar-powered UAV could fly in the upper atmosphere for 5 years at a time: "Conventional satellites may be decent at their jobs, but they do have some drawbacks – the spacecraft themselves are quite expensive, getting them into orbit is also a costly process, and they can’t be reclaimed once they’re in use. Titan Aerospace, however, is offering an alternative that should have none of those problems. The company’s Solara unmanned high-altitude aircraft is intended to serve as an “atmospheric satellite,” autonomously flying in the sky’s upper reaches for as long as five years continuously."

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