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Google Continues to Make Progress on Project Loon

Posted on January 13, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

Read two articles regarding the progress that Google is making on Project Loon, a system of stratospheric helium balloons to provide Wi-Fi connectivity to remote areas. Source: The Independent – independent.co.uk Up, Up and Away on Google’s Wi-Fi Balloon

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Neutrinos on Ice: Detection Balloon Heads to Antarctica

Posted on November 12, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Scientific American – scientificamerican.com By Katie Mulrey Right now, somewhere in the Milky Way, a proton is traveling though supernova remnant shock waves, bouncing around in extreme magnetic fields and gaining energy and speed. Eventually the proton will gain … Continue reading →

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Google signs 60-year lease of Navy dirigible hangar

Posted on November 11, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: USA Today – usatoday.com By Elizabeth Weise Google has signed a 60-year lease on a former Navy dirigible hangar smack in the middle of Silicon Valley, NASA said.

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The Reusable Balloon-Based Telescope

Posted on November 3, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Engineering.com By: Kyle Maxey Astronomers may have a new method for observing the Universe’s vast history thanks to a telescope design that blends the best of ground and space-based telescopes.

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Capsule that could take Singaporean into space unveiled

Posted on November 2, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Channel NewsAsia – channelnewsasia.com Lim Seng, founder of local company IN.Genius, has unveiled a space capsule which he hopes will send the first Singaporean into space next year – as a birthday gift for the nation’s 50th birthday.

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