Sceye

Sceye is an aerospace company founded in 2014 that develops high-altitude platform systems (HAPS): solar-powered aircraft designed to operate in the stratosphere for months at a time. Its platforms fly at altitudes between 60,000 and 65,000 feet, where they are intended to serve as an alternative to satellites, which require rocket fuel, and balloons, which rely on single-use plastics. The company describes its work as grounded in material science, with engineering effort concentrated on helium retention, energy storage and reducing component weight.

The firm is headquartered in Moriarty, New Mexico, and maintains a European office in Zug, Switzerland. Its technical disciplines span aerospace engineering, material science, solar-powered aircraft and stratospheric flight, applied to a single product line of long-endurance, solar-powered platforms.

Sceye's stated mission is to "improve life on our planet", and the company's culture is shaped by the humanitarian work of its founder, Mikkel Vestergaard Frandsen. Through his earlier ventures, Vestergaard and Lifestraw, insecticide-treated nets were distributed to more than 1 billion people, malaria deaths were more than halved, and over 11 million children were provided with clean drinking water. This legacy informs an emphasis on sustainability and environmental consciousness across Sceye's operations.