Tandem

Something new at the boundary of Earth and space

Tandem Class Airships

MicroTandem Tandem Tandem HL (Heavy Lift)

Tandems are twin balloon high altitude utility airships. They operate between 80,000 feet and 140,000 feet.
They are designed so perform a wide range of missions:

Telecommunication
Reconnaissance
Training
Construction of High Altitude Infrastructure
   Rocket Launch Platform
UAV Launch Platform

When Tandems are launch they float up as balloons until they reach over 80,000 feet. Electric motors then drive propellers
for thrust and maneuverability.

Twelve hour duration
Up to six knots forward speed
So cheap they are disposable
Scalable
All weather deployable

Tandem is the "backhoe" of upper atmospheric development.

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