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After successfully carrying its Hidron unmanned glider to 82,000ft using a weather balloon, releasing it and flying it down safely to Earth, partners Stratodynamics and UAVOS are preparing to drop the aircraft from 118,000ft in September or August as part of a new research project.The companies joint project will fly in service of a Slovak Academy of Sciences research project to study cosmic rays entering the Earths atmosphere. It will be launched from the Canadian Space Agencys Timmins stratospheric balloon base in Ontario, Canada.Hidron UAV being carried aloft with a weather balloonUAVOSIn April 2019, during its 82,000ft drop, the Hidron carried an atmospheric measurement system onboard to gauge ozone gas and weather data for the University of Kentucky. It took about 1h for the glider to be
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If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence and would like to talk with an advocate, call 866-834-4357, TRS 800-787-3224. This free, confidential service is available 24/7 and is accessible from anywhere in Maine.A Waterville man who shot and killed his longtime girlfriend more than three years ago will serv
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