Pedro Rosado, who graduated in Aerospace Engineering from Técnico, is part of the Asclepios V mission, which will take place in the Swiss fortress of Sasso San Gottardo.
22 research units affiliated with Técnico were evaluated by the Foundation for Science and Technology and will receive more than 61 million euros in funding.
The unmanned aircraft were launched from balloons at an altitude of 15 and 30 kilometres, a ‘national record’. The system could be applied to fire prevention and surveillance.