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If you are without valuable payload in 18-25km height there is nothing you can harm really even if you blow up. so maybe it may even make sense to add a self-de
by nielsole 7y ago
If you are without valuable payload in 18-25km height there is nothing you can harm really even if you blow up.
so maybe it may even make sense to add a self-destruct (ignition) of the balloon, if it malfunctions.
- Breza 7y agoSpace launch vehicles have self-destruct buttons (including the Space Shuttle) but they also carry enormous kinetic force. A balloon gone wild doesn't need to be destroyed. To your broader point, it doesn't seem especially risky to put hydrogen in modern balloons.