• NASA develops high-altitude air traffic management system for 50,000+ ft operations. • System uses real-time data from research balloon in stratosphere to enhance situational awareness. • High-altitude flights enable internet connectivity and early disaster warnings for remote regions. • Focus on station-keeping for balloons and airships, requiring dependable, scalable solutions. • NASA’s system offers shared airspace awareness, conflict identification, cooperative resolution. • Collaboration with Aerostar and Sceye to evaluate and refine high-altitude aircraft operations.
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- High-altitude flight is getting increasing attention from sectors ranging from telecommunications to emergency response. To make that airspace more accessible, NASA is developing an air traffic management system covering those altitudes and supplementing its work with real-time data from a research balloon in Earth’s stratosphere. Aircraft at high altitudes - 50,000 feet or higher, or roughly 10,000 to 20,000 feet above most commercial traffic - offer new possibilities for delivering internet connectivity in regions in need of reliable service. And they can deliver unprecedented situational aw
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