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Thales Alenia Space has officially kicked off its Stratobus research and development project. Stratobus is an autonomous stratospheric airship that has been approved by the French government's 'investment in the future' programme, with funding of euro 17 million. Since the project has also won support from four different French regions, additional funding of about euro3 million is expected.
Stratobus will be positioned at an altitude of about...