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Stephen Shankland

Saw a WindBorne Systems balloon launch No. 2,015 today — startup that gathers weather forecast data up and down the air column with weeks-long flights around the globe. Their electronics package keeps getting shrinking. To steer, they vent or dump ballast to select altitude-linked wind direction.

A translucent plastic balloon pulls upward from a boom used to stabilize it during launch
A long, tube-shaped plastic balloon unfurls as it launches into a blue sky
The balloon, now stretched into a mostly vertical column shape, rises through a clear blue sky
Dec 08, 2024, 10:22 PM·Public·Phanpy
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