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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 02, 2024 - A significant leap in Aerostar International LLCs quest for growth and innovation in the aerospace and defense industries was achieved with the recent acquisition of Near Space Corporation, a promi

A scaled-down version of the aerobot that could one day take to the Venusian skies successfully completed two Nevada test flights, marking a milestone for the project.

Tibor Balint / NASA/JPL-CalTech The space agency NASA has chosen a small Tillamook-based aerospace company to design and test robotic balloons for future scientific exploration of Venus. Near Space Corporation is working on the Venus project with some of the same NASA team members currently managing an historic helicopter drone flight on Mars. Near Space CEO Tim Lachenmeier said his company hopes to test fly a Venus exploration balloon prototype here on Earth in early fall. In an interview...

Robotic balloons to explore Venus? An Oregon company is working on it The space agency NASA has chosen a small Tillamook-based aerospace company to design and test robotic balloons for future scientific exploration of Venus. Near Space Corporation is working on the Venus project with some of the same NASA team members currently managing an historic helicopter drone flight on Mars. Near Space CEO Tim Lachenmeier said his company hopes to test fly a Venus exploration balloon prototype here on Ear...