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Pulsar Helium, the helium project development company, is pleased to announce a partnership with Send My Stuff To Space Ltd (“SMSTS”).
Pulsar’s in-house initiative ‘Pulsar Scholars,’ the quarterly bursary program designed to support students in higher-education studying Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (“STEM”), will partner with SMSTS’s Academic Space Program which is designed to give students an opportunity to test their science projects at altitude.
SMSTS deploys helium and hydrogen filled biodegradable natural latex space balloons, providing suborbital flights into the upper stratosphere (at an altitude of approximately 130,000 feet above sea level).
The environment in the middle segment of the nearspace, upper stratosphere, 30-48 kilometers above sea level, is similar to the environment on the surface of Mars: dry, cold, hypobaric pressure, and exposed to high doses of UV irradiation, making it ideal for students looking to test cube satellites and other scientific and technological experiments for durability.
Marc Farrington, Pulsar’s Head of PR & Partnerships said, “Our in-house outreach initiative, Pulsar Scholars, has been providing quarterly bursaries of $2,500 to support higher education students pursuing STEM subjects since 2023.
“Through our partnership with SMSTS, Pulsar Scholars will support their Academic Space Program giving students an opportunity to test and validate the durability of their projects in one of the world’s most extreme environments.”
