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SKYHOOK balloons, funded by the Office of Naval Research, were designed to stay at a fixed altitude (~100,000 feet) and carry a payload of thousands of pounds.
by snozolli 4y ago
SKYHOOK balloons, funded by the Office of Naval Research, were designed to stay at a fixed altitude (~100,000 feet) and carry a payload of thousands of pounds.
It blows my mind that thousands of pounds could be held aloft at that altitude.
- dylan604 4y agoIt's not the weight that impresses me, but the size of the balloon required to do the lifting.