STRAPLEX stands for Stratospheric Platform Experiment and offers the scientific community the possibility to send experiments into the stratosphere using balloons filled with Helium. Depending on the mass of the experiment, STRAPLEX can reach up to 40 km altitude.

Student Flights: 

If you and your fellow students have an experiment that you would like to carry out in near-space conditions, click here for more information and details on how to apply.

The "STRAPLEX student flight" project was developed by the University of Porto, Portugal, in collaboration with ESA's Education Department.