Pulsar Helium Partners with Send My Stuff To Space Ltd to Support STEM Students

2 min read | November 22, 2024 09:27 AM PST | By Team Kalkine Media

Pulsar Helium Partners with Send My Stuff To Space Ltd to Support STEM Students — Image source: Shutterstock

The Partnership:

The collaboration will integrate Pulsar's quarterly bursary program with SMSTS’s Academic Space Programme, designed to provide students with opportunities to test their scientific and technological projects in the upper stratosphere.

SMSTS uses biodegradable natural latex balloons filled with helium to provide suborbital flights at altitudes of approximately 130,000 feet. This environment simulates the surface of Mars, with dry, cold conditions, hypobaric pressure, and high doses of UV irradiation, offering ideal conditions for testing durability of projects such as cube satellites.

Pulsar Scholars:

The Pulsar Scholars program will offer bursaries of USD $2,500 each quarter to STEM students. These funds will be used to cover the costs of testing projects in suborbital conditions with SMSTS. By providing full flight funding, the bursaries aim to ensure students have the resources and support they need to advance their research and experimentation.

Looking Ahead:

As SMSTS shifts from hydrogen to helium-filled balloons to improve sustainability, the partnership with Pulsar will help students access affordable and reliable testing platforms. Pulsar’s support through the Pulsar Scholars initiative underscores the company’s commitment to advancing scientific discovery and fostering the next generation of innovators in STEM.

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