Night flight for Raphael
Winter time, shorter days, longer nights, all of this could be a bit of a morale killer. None of this for Raphaël Domjan. The opportunity for him to do night training flights and brave the darkness, with his first flight from Geneva Airport, one of our valued partners.
Second life
In our previous newsletter, we were pleased to announce our presence at EXPLORiT, a concept dedicated to children aged 0 to 12 and their parents who want to discover the world of science and technology, which will open during the winter of 2020/2021. We are materialising our entry with the installation of the PlanetSolar simulator, which is back in Yverdon-les-Bains, after having completed the first solar-powered world tour. Thanks to it, we will be able to make young and old dream. We are already looking forward to this new eco-adventure with our friends from EXPLORiT.
Two new partners
We are pleased to announce the arrival of two new partners. The first is the Office National d’Etudes et de Recherches Aérospatiales (ONERA). It is the main French research centre in the aeronautics, space and defence sector.
The second, Segula Technologies, is a French group active in 30 countries. A world leader in engineering, it places innovation at the heart of its strategy and carries out projects ranging from studies to industrialisation and production in fields such as automotive and aeronautics.
We welcome them and thank them for their confidence. Raphaël Domjan and the entire SolarStratos team would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our partners who have supported us throughout our eco-exploration, especially in these difficult and uncertain times. Thank you all for being at our side.
SolarStratos to the edge of space…
While test flights and world premieres are already history, the team has been busy on a number of different fronts. One of the more prominent ongoing projects is a documentary called “To the edge of space”, directed by Stéphane Chopard that chronicles the SolarStratos project since its inception. Co-produced by RSC Film Productions and Gedeon Programs, the first instalment will be delivered to Planète+ and RTS at the end of the year for broadcast in 2021.
“The objective of the documentary is to present this extraordinary human adventure against its backdrop of technology and innovation,” explained Stéphane Chopard. “The script writing and editing are currently underway in Paris. The story starts from Raphaël Domjan’s dream and depicts the different stages of the adventure, its challenges, successes and doubts. By telling the story, the documentary seeks to demonstrate that technology available today can allow for a dream of a better world.”
…to the road, in an electric car!
“A CONTRESENS – Voiture électrique, la grande intoxication ?”
This was the tantalising title of an evening hosted by Raphaël Domjan and the PlanetSolar Foundation at the beginning of October at the Arcades cinema in Neuchâtel.
The meeting was scheduled to coincide with the documentary of the same name, directed by Jérôme Piguet, following a lengthy investigation by pioneer, Marc Müller, who has done multiple world tours in an electric car and is a specialist in renewable energies for the Federal Office of Energy. In his documentary, alongside his team from Nous Production, he counters the lies told about the electric car.
After the documentary was aired, the debate was heated. Raphaël Domjan, Marc Müller and Jonas Schneiter exchanged their points of view on the development of the electric car and the audience was able to shape its own opinion on electric mobility and its future. It was a constructive and enriching evening and our thanks go to those that joined us. The documentary can be viewed on Swisscom TV.
SolarStratos at EXPLORiT
Just a stone’s throw from the SolarStratos headquarters at the heart of the Y-Parc technology centre, ‘Kindercity’ is due to open under the EXPLORiT banner. Kindercity is a concept dedicated to children from 0 to 12-years-old and parents wishing to discover the world of science and technology. It is scheduled to open this Autumn 2020.
PlanetSolar Foundation and SolarStratos will be making the most of this incredible opportunity to set up their own area where they will be able to share world premieres achieved on water and in the air! It will also be an opportunity to highlight the potential of renewable energies as demonstrated by Raphaël Domjan and his projects in Switzerland and abroad.
The SolarStratos team wishes Explorit every success and looks forward to the opening!
Link to EXPLORiT: https://explorit.ch/fr/yverdon
