subo-bizopprodplan/SbirPitch/objectives-challenges.md

Objectives and Challenges

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The Objectives of Suborbital Phase I is to find the material and labor costs of producing an airworthy balloon which

• Complies with regulatory constraints (geofencing, etc) and safety.

• Carries an agnostic payload which can transmit without any interferences from our own avionics

• Withstands environmental conditions of high altitudes, such as, UV, low temperatures and low pressures.

• Has the ability to be serviced and maintained

• Has the ability to integrate to a larger network which meets the navigation and communication requirements

This work could ultimately create a network of balloons that could be managed as an ISP for communities that do not have internet service. It could also be used to move payloads for governments. Creating a government contracting firm that specializes in deploying balloons with agnostic payloads.