• StratoCat is a non-profit, educational and informative website created, developed and programmed by Luis E. Pacheco. It is based on an idea first conceived by the author in 2001 and is online since September 17th, 2005.

  • This website is an independent initiative, and thus is not endorsed, supported or have any relationship with any governmental or private agency or company in the balloon field.

  • The information and images contained in StratoCat aims only to contribute to the public awareness and dissemination of all scientific, technological and social knoweledge derived from the use of stratospheric balloons

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