Engineering
NASA successfully completed a flight test of its super pressure balloon carrying the Super Pressure Balloon Imaging Telescope (SuperBIT) science mission at 9:27 a.m. EDT, Thursday, May 25, after some 39 days and 14 hours ...
May 26, 2023
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Engineering
The US military has now shot down four high-altitude objects that had entered American and Canadian airspace, raising questions about their purpose and origin.
Feb 15, 2023
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Engineering
One of the more surreal sights of the recent Afghan war was tethered balloons (also known as "aerostats") looming over the bases of international forces. These "persistent threat detection systems" carried a suite of 360-degree ...
Feb 9, 2023
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Engineering
The suspected Chinese spy balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina over the weekend has been an object of mystery and intrigue for the better part of a week.
Feb 7, 2023
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Telecom
Florida's Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, called this week on the administration of President Joe Biden to greenlight a plan to transmit the internet to people in Cuba via high-altitude balloons when their government has ...
Jul 17, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
What do tiny dust particles, 22-foot-wide red balloons and 'concentrated' sunlight have in common?
Apr 22, 2021
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Telecom
Google parent Alphabet has announced that its Loon team has broken the record for the longest stratospheric flight duration, staying aloft for 312 consecutive days. The announcement was posted on the Loon blog, where the ...
Oct 29, 2020 report
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Engineering
Balloon shaping isn't just for kids anymore. A team of researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) has designed materials that can control and mold a balloon into pre-programmed ...
Jul 8, 2020
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Leo Aerospace, a Purdue University-affiliated startup looking to launch rockets with the help of hot air balloons, has taken to the technology battlefield to receive worldwide attention for its technology.
Oct 10, 2019
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A balloon is an inflatable flexible bag filled with a gas, such as helium, hydrogen, nitrous oxide, oxygen, or air. Modern balloons can be made from materials such as rubber, latex, polychloroprene, or a nylon fabric, while some early balloons were made of dried animal bladders, such as the pig bladder. Some balloons are used for decorative purposes, while others are used for practical purposes such as meteorology, medical treatment, military defense, or transportation. A balloon's properties, including its low density and low cost, have led to a wide range of applications. The inventor of the rubber balloon, (the most common balloon) was Michael Faraday in 1824, via experiments with various gases.
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