A 214-foot airship developed by Sceye, a startup, is set to launch in July 2023 over New Mexico. This helium-filled craft aims to capture pollution data that satellites miss, focusing on methane emissions from oil and gas operations. CEO Mikkel Vestergaard Frandsen emphasizes its ability to identify specific gas leaks in real-time—a novel contribution to environmental monitoring. Frandsen, leveraging NASA's high-altitude platform systems (HAPS) technology, merges technical innovation with social impact, drawing from his humanitarian-focused entrepreneurial background to address pressing global issues.
"We can see the specific emitter and the rate of emissions in real time. And that's entirely new."
"HAPS are designed to go to the edge of space, around 65,000 feet above the surface of the Earth."
"I was reading this and thinking, sure, but you can also look down."
"You're twice as high as air traffic, you're above the jet stream, you're 95-97% through the atmosphere."
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