Video: The Stratospheric Ball sends a rocket into space

Video: The Stratospheric Ball sends a rocket into space

Zero 2 Infinity released a video demonstrating the successful testing of the first small satellite installation, which uses the stratospheric ball as the first stage.

The radical method of sending satellites into orbit has passed a key test this month. Zero 2 Infinity (a Spanish company developing stratospheric balls for space launches) sent one of the spacecraft into orbit around the planet, and then successfully launched a rocket designed to launch satellites into space.

Amazing shots taken from the ball show the launch of a Bloostar rocket. The test was conducted at an altitude of 15 miles (25 km) - twice as high as commercial airplanes fly.

The company says Bloostar is the first small satellite launcher using a stratospheric balloon as the first stage. Preliminary results confirm that the rocket can ignite and fly along a stable trajectory, and then deploy parachutes and get close to the sea. The team also checked telemetry systems in space conditions and launch sequence.

“In the future we plan to meet: a higher height and a better prototype,” says communications manager Martha LeBron. “We are also developing the Bloostar engine. A stand will soon be built and testing will begin. ”

“This is an important event, as we have proven that this is possible,” she added.

Although the technology is still in development, Bloostar has attracted the attention of satellite manufacturers and telecommunications companies, collecting applications for future flights, the total cost of which is almost 250 million euros (267 million dollars).

Video: The Stratospheric Ball sends a rocket into space

The company's goal is to place small satellites in orbit using Bloostar, as well as transporting people to the edge of space inside high-altitude balloons capable of reaching 40 km (25 miles).

Zero 2 Infinity is a private company and technology updates are not so rich. Some of the early ones include the launching of a spacesuit trial in 2014 and the delivery of former astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria to aboard consultants in 2015.

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