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What inspired Perlan Project? Einar Enevoldson, while working at the German Space Agency (DLR), saw a LIDAR picture of soarable waves in the Polar Vortex. Learn about this & more at the Maturango Museum Museum maturango.org

Make that a "five-peat" for the Minden Cowboys of the Minden Soaring Club. The team, including Perlan Project Chief Pilot Jim Payne, secured the World League and US Gold League championships. Congratulations! More from OLC > onlinecontest.org/olc-3.0/segelf… #soaring #glider #champions

It's #NationalAviationDay. Look up, fly and celebrate all the benefits that aviation brings to our lives. #soaring

Inspiration is part of our mission, and you never know what will spark it. This weekend, we celebrated Minden Discover Avitaion Day, an open house at the Minden Tahoe Airport. Thanks to Jim & Jackie Payne for making these moments happen.

Look up! It’s #CloudAppreciationDay - an internationally recognized day when people around the world are encouraged to look at and enjoy the beauty of the sky. #FlashbackFriday to Flight #39 on #AirbusPerlanMissionII and our most scenic flight with stunning clouds.

Before the Perlan 2 #space glider, there was Perlan 1-and it has a remarkable story with a renowned team. More about this at the soaring exhibit at the Maturango Museum Museum in Ridgecrest, CA > maturango.org #soaring #AirbusPerlanMissionII

What was it that sparked your interest in aviation, science or engineering? One of our missions is to inspire. CEO Ed Warnock and Linda Warnock presented at @OMSI for the 2024 Oregon Science Festival with our inspiration mission in mind.

It brings us joy to share the magic of #soaring with presentations at the Soaring Society Convention and the Falcon Aero Club this October. #AirbusPerlanMissionII

Congratulations to Jacqueline Payne, our chief of logistics for Perlan Project. This evening, she was inducted into the United States Soaring Hall of Fame at the Soaring Society of America convention. Well deserved, Jackie. We are so proud of you.

🇺🇸 Happy #VeteransDay! Today we honor and celebrate Veterans including our Veterans on the Perlan Project team: Einar Enevoldson; Alan Lawless; Stormi Noll; Jim Payne; Stewart Tattersall, and Ed Warnock.

Congratulations to Greg Principato, the new president of FAI! Greg Principato

Have a happy Thanksgiving!

Congratulations to Miguel A. Iturmendi-Copado! The Perlan alumnus received a high honor: the Louis Bleriot Medal from FAI for his powered airplane world record of 4,959 meters in altitude in C-1b Group 6 (electric) on June 2, 2023 in Minden, Nev. It was presented in

From the sand dunes of Kitty Hawk to space! It's awe-inspiring how aviation & aerospace have advanced since Dec. 17, 1903, when the Wright brothers made their first powered flight. On this anniversary, we look back to the first #flight of the Perlan 2 spaceglider on Sept. 23,

🎄 Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Perlan Project. May the new year lift you to new heights! 🎉

Perlan Project volunteer Stormi Noll is headed to the American Meteorological Society meeting with an important question for attendees: How might our missions in southern Argentina benefit specific atmospheric research projects? Noll will share more about the gravity waves observed during our missions.

Yes, that’s right. We’ve soared in the polar vortex and in the ozone hole--not to mention higher than the U-2. Learn more about our innovative work at the Maturango Museum Museum in Ridgecrest, CA, through Feb. 28. maturango.org

Did you see the news? It's an honor to work with Airbus in support of Blue Condor, exploring the possibilities of future hydrogen-powered aircraft. And now, it's an honor for Blue Condor to be in the running for the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) Collier Trophy! More > naa.aero/greatest-aeros…

Did you hear the news? Congratulations to the outstanding Parker Solar Probe Team led by NASA and Johns Hopkins APL on winning the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) 2024 Robert J. Collier Trophy. More > bit.ly/4ibjkpj We were honored to be among such incredible Collier Trophy candidates as part of our

It's #EarthDay2025. 🌎From soaring mountain waves to silent skies miles above the Earth, exploring the atmosphere gives us a rare perspective—one that reminds us how remarkable our planet truly is. Image from a 360 degree camera taken during #AirbusPerlanMissionII in 2017.