HERMES: A Data and Specimens Transporter from the Stratosphere to the Ground—The First Experimental Flight

• Published in: Drones
• Main Authors: Giovanni Romeo, Pasquale Adobbato, Simone Bacci, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Alessandro Iarocci, Amedeo Lepore, Massimo Mari, Silvia Masi, Francesco Pongetti, Giuseppe Spinelli, Massimiliano Vallocchia
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: UAV; stratospheric platform; LDB; Esrange; Kiruna; Recovery Point
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/drones7050308

Large stratospheric balloons are the easiest access to near space. Large long duration balloons (LDBs) can float in the stratosphere for weeks collecting measurements (e.g., astrophysical or geophysical data) or samples (e.g., contaminants, volcanic ash, micrometeorites). The recovery of data media...