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Raven Industries Gives $150,000 to South Dakota Mines for New Scholarship and Avionics Upgrades

October 20, 2021

South Dakota Mines’ Department of Electrical Engineering has received $150,000 from Raven Industries (NASDAQ:RAVN) to support the university’s new minor in avionics. The gift endows a Raven Aerostar scholarship to support students in the avionics program. It also allows the department to buy equipment for improved design, test and prototyping capabilities for high-speed electronic circuits needed in aircraft and space avionics applications.

Raven Industries Acquires Intellectual Property From Loon

September 30, 2021

Raven Industries (NASDAQ:RAVN) has acquired intellectual property (IP) and patents from Loon, LLC (formerly known as Project Loon), a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. and the developer of an autonomous constellation of high-altitude balloons for communications. In January, Alphabet announced the wind down of Loon. The 176 assets acquired by Raven are directly related to stratospheric balloon technology, including balloon navigation, launching operations and balloon manufacturing.

Raven Industries Uses Stratospheric Balloon Technology to Monitor Wildfires

September 28, 2021

Raven Industries (NASDAQ:RAVN) monitored major active wildfires via stratospheric balloon over the past several months, successfully demonstrating the use of stratospheric balloon technology for wildfire management.

Raven Showcases Stratospheric Technology at Discover Aviation Day

August 13, 2021

Last week, Raven joined the local aerospace community for Sioux Falls Airshow’s Discover Aviation Day, a day filled with fun and interactive activities for kids of all ages! As the premier sponsor of this event, Raven showcased our commitment to STEM and the future of aerospace.

Aerostar Sponsors Sioux Falls Airshow Discover Aviation Day, Thursday, August 5, 2021

July 23, 2021

The 2021 Discover Aviation Day will be Thursday, August 5, 2021, from 10am to 4pm at Maverick Air Center located at 4201 Maverick Place, Sioux Falls, SD 57104. This is an annual event put on by the Sioux Falls Airshow Committee, sponsored this year by Raven Industries.

New NASA Challenge Encourages Hands-on Student Tech Development

May 25, 2021

The NASA TechRise Student Challenge, which will start accepting entries in August, will invite teams of sixth to 12th-grade students to submit ideas for climate or remote-sensing experiments to fly on a high-altitude balloon, as well as space exploration experiments to fly aboard a suborbital rocket. Raven Aerostar will help students bring their ideas of technology-driven experiments to the edge of space or beyond via a high-altitude balloon.