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Hybrid Balloon/Glider System Tests NASA-Supported Turbulence Detection Technology

The uncrewed HiDRON stratospheric glider from Stratodynamics in the air.
In a series of flights between June 1 and 6 Stratodynamics Inc. of Lewes, Delaware, launched its HiDRON stratospheric glider
Stratodynamics, Inc.

In a series of flights between June 1 and 6 Stratodynamics Inc. of Lewes, Delaware, launched its HiDRON stratospheric glider from a high-altitude balloon at Spaceport America in New Mexico carrying technology supported by NASA’s Flight Opportunities program for the first time. Flying aboard were technologies developed by the University of Kentucky in Lexington and NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia that aim to help researchers improve turbulence detection capabilities.

June, 2021
Credits: Stratodynamics, Inc. / UAVOS