Articles by: Io Aerospace

Buying crucial time in climate change fight, a Harvard Gazette article

The MethaneSAT satellite project, set to launch in early 2024, aims to precisely detect global methane emissions. This collaboration involves the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), academic scientists, private space industry, and philanthropic funding. MethaneSAT’s goal is to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas facilities by 45 percent by 2025 […]

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Building a High Altitude Mapping Platform

Now that we’ve closed on the purchase on a Lear 35 we have started the process of adapting it into a high altitude, high speed platform for mapping, monitoring, and specialized remote sensing missions. Watch the video here (3:00): The Lear 35 The Lear 35 is an ideal platform for […]

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IO Aerospace Closes on purchase of Lear 35A

Today Colorado based Io Aerospace Inc. announces that they have closed on the purchase a Learjet 35A. This Lear 35A will be specially modified with an FAA approved STC to include a mid-cabin dual camera hatch. This fully pressurized dual camera hatch will enable Io Aerospace to simultaneously carry two payloads for high-altitude high-speed data collection.

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