The company says the stars are not just being created for entertainment, but for science.
ALE says they would be able to collect data from the mesosphere, a high layer of our atmosphere just below the stratosphere. The mesosphere is seen as important to climate change studies.
“Our aim is to contribute to the sustainable development of humankind and to bring space closer to all of us, by expanding the area of human activity beyond Earth to discover, collect and apply essential data from space,” explained Dr. Lena Okajima, founder and CEO of ALE.
“As a first step, I founded ALE to create the world’s first human-made shooting star, to inspire wonder and to spark scientific curiosity.”
