A tourist capsule in the stratosphere, a probe towards Mars… Saudi Arabia's great ambitions in space
Decryption – In order to become a leading country in the field of space, the Kingdom is working to increase its investments.
Saudi Arabia is moving forward with its space conquest. Spanish startup Halo Space announced early this August that it will conduct the sixth test flight of its prototype helium-filled balloon capsule in September from the Kingdom, in cooperation with the Saudi Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST). The mission aims to send the balloon and capsule, called Aurora, 30 kilometers above Earth in order to “ Validating the operation of all vital systems we have developed over the past three years. “, Alberto Castrillo, CTO of Halo Space, which was created in 2021, defines.
The two partners have been working together on preparations for this demonstration mission in the stratosphere (the second layer of the Earth’s atmosphere) since the beginning of the year. Halo Space has already decided to establish an operational base and assembly site in Saudi Arabia…
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