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SKY STORY HIGHLIGHTS
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Nova has
a decade of experience
January 2007
Daniel Gurdan, now Chief Technology Officer at Nova Sky Stories, launched Ascending Technologies in Munich, Germany which was the first company dedicated to innovating and developing drones for live entertainment.
September 2012
Nova team members flew the world's first drone light show with 49 LED-equipped drones at world premiere of Ars Electronica Futurelab
November 2015
Ars Electronica/Ascending Technologies (now Nova Sky Stories) set Guinness World Record for flying 100 drones
January 2016
Intel acquires German drone startup Ascending Technologies
November 2016
Nova Team and technology sets new Guinness World Record for flying 500 drones
December 2016
Nova team and technology fly the Disney Starbright Holiday show at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida
February 2017
Nova drones fly at the Super Bowl LI Halftime Show
December 2017
World Premiere of "Franchise Freedom" a flying sculpture by Studio DRIFT with Nova drones and pilots
February 2018
Nova drone technology wowed audiences at the Winter Olympics in Pyeong Chun, South Korea
June 2018
Nova drone technology graces cover of TIME Magazine
February 2019
Nova team flies drone show for Maroon 5 at Super Bowl LIII Halftime Show in Atlanta
July 2021
Over 1800 Nova drones fly at the Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony
June 2022
Kimbal Musk launches Nova Sky Stories with purchase of Intel's light drone division
July 2022
Nova flies tribute to Ukraine at Down the Rabbit Hole Festival in the Netherlands
August 2022
Nova drones fly multiple 1000 drone Sky Stories at Burning Man in Black Rock Desert in Nevada
September 2022
Nova drones fly at epic Dave Matthews Band concert at The Gorge Amphitheater in Washington
April 2023
Bjork performs at Coachella with a 40 minute continuous drone Sky Story. It's believed this is the longest drone show ever flown at a major festival.
April 2023
Nightly drone and light show launches at Uluru in Central Australia to tell ancient Mala story with Nova drones
July 2023
Nova Sky Stories honored to be part of Dead & Company Final Tour in Boulder and San Francisco
