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A 21st century renaissance in high altitude ballooning

Source: The Space Review & Space News – thespacereview.com By S. Alan Stern High altitude ballooning has begun to undergo a renaissance that is creating exciting new capabilities, therefore enabling a wide array of new applications of interest to researchers … Continue reading

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Google Is Testing Its Internet Balloons in a Huge Freezer

Source: Wired – wired.com By Cade Metz Mahesh Krishnaswamy looks for leaks in Google balloons. He works on Project Loon, Google’s ambitious plan to deliver Internet service from enormous balloons floating in the stratosphere.

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Google tests helium balloon Wi-Fi network

Source: Engineering and Technology Magazine By Tereza Pultarova Google has been running pilot tests of its Project Loon providing Internet connectivity via a fleet of helium balloons in New Zealand since June.

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