Editing Advanced Soaring Concepts Apex (section)


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{{Infobox aircraft
| name = Advanced Soaring Concepts Apex
| image = ASC_Apex.jpg
| caption = Computer-generated image of the Apex high-altitude research sailplane
| type = Experimental high-altitude research sailplane
| manufacturer = [[Advanced Soaring Concepts]]
| first flight = Project canceled before flight
| status = Canceled
| primary user = [[NASA]]
| number built = 0
}}

The '''Advanced Soaring Concepts Apex''' was a remotely piloted, high-altitude research [[sailplane]] developed by [[Advanced Soaring Concepts]] in collaboration with [[NASA]]'s Dryden Flight Research Center (now [[Armstrong Flight Research Center]]). The project aimed to study aerodynamic phenomena in the upper atmosphere, particularly at altitudes around 100,000 feet (30,480 meters), to inform the design of future high-altitude aircraft and potential Mars exploration vehicles.<ref name="NASA_Apex">{{cite web |title=Apex Remotely Piloted Sailplane |url=https://www.nasa.gov/reference/apex-sailplane/ |publisher=NASA |access-date=2025-04-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last= Ianotta |first= Ben |title=Where aircraft fear to go |journal=[[New Scientist]] |date=31 May 1997 |url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg15420845.000-where-aircraft-fear-to-go.html |accessdate=2008-07-01}}</ref>