Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. “Our goal is to make stratospheric flight as routine as satellite operations, but faster, cheaper, and at higher resolutions,” Radical CEO James Thomas told Popular Science. The Radical CEO told Popular Science the most recent Evenstar test flight occurred in Tillamook, Oregon. The company did not provide details, either to GeekWire or Popular Science, regarding the flight’s total duration, maximum altitude, or whether the drone experienced any issues. “The purpose of this flight was to validate Evenstar’s core systems in real-world conditions, including the airframe design, AI controller, telemetry, and communication links,” Thomas told Popular Science.