
Perlan Project
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The Perlan Project is a research project to study atmospheric conditions utilizing sailplanes designed to fly at extremely high altitudes.
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What inspired Perlan Project? Einar Enevoldson, while working at the German Space Agency (DLR), saw a LIDAR picture of soarable waves in the Polar Vortex. Learn about this & more at the Maturango Museum Museum maturango.org






Before the Perlan 2 #space glider, there was Perlan 1-and it has a remarkable story with a renowned team. More about this at the soaring exhibit at the Maturango Museum Museum in Ridgecrest, CA > maturango.org #soaring #AirbusPerlanMissionII



It brings us joy to share the magic of #soaring with presentations at the Soaring Society Convention and the Falcon Aero Club this October. #AirbusPerlanMissionII


Congratulations to Jacqueline Payne, our chief of logistics for Perlan Project. This evening, she was inducted into the United States Soaring Hall of Fame at the Soaring Society of America convention. Well deserved, Jackie. We are so proud of you.








Perlan Project volunteer Stormi Noll is headed to the American Meteorological Society meeting with an important question for attendees: How might our missions in southern Argentina benefit specific atmospheric research projects? Noll will share more about the gravity waves observed during our missions.


Yes, that’s right. We’ve soared in the polar vortex and in the ozone hole--not to mention higher than the U-2. Learn more about our innovative work at the Maturango Museum Museum in Ridgecrest, CA, through Feb. 28. maturango.org


Did you see the news? It's an honor to work with Airbus in support of Blue Condor, exploring the possibilities of future hydrogen-powered aircraft. And now, it's an honor for Blue Condor to be in the running for the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) Collier Trophy! More > naa.aero/greatest-aeros…


Did you hear the news? Congratulations to the outstanding Parker Solar Probe Team led by NASA and Johns Hopkins APL on winning the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) 2024 Robert J. Collier Trophy. More > bit.ly/4ibjkpj We were honored to be among such incredible Collier Trophy candidates as part of our
