This is is a really good idea. I imagine one could even, say, contour the thickness of the balloon & change the shape to a nonspherical antenna.
https://gizmodo.com/upcoming-cubesat-feature-inflatable-beachball-antenna-1850197655
#LEO #space #aerospace #spaceWeather #ionosphere #cubesats #science #UArizona #FreefallAerospace
"Student-Designed Cubesat to Feature Inflatable 'Beachball' Antenna"
"University of Arizona students are behind CatSat, a cereal box-sized satellite that will probe the ionosphere and beam data to Earth with an inflatable antenna."

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Originally posted by The Linux Foundation / @linuxfoundation@twitter.com: https://twitter.com/ProjectElisa/status/1610624088367570944#m

RT by @linuxfoundation: What's it like to create an #embedded device w/ #safetycritical apps? What is the documentation process? Join our experts in the #ELISAProject #WorkingGroups like #medical, #automotive, #aerospace & more: https://hubs.la/Q01wVnYp0 @ProjectELISA #autolinux #linux #opensource

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Originally posted by The Linux Foundation / @linuxfoundation@twitter.com: https://twitter.com/ProjectElisa/status/1600547166715580416#m

RT by @linuxfoundation: .@Boeing's @svleest shares his personal journey with #Linux, what brought him to #ELISAProject & why we need an #Aerospace #WorkingGroup. Read the #blog here: https://hubs.la/Q01vgBqt0 @ProjectElisa @linuxfoundation @BoeingAirplanes #opensource #linuxkernel

Originally posted by TechCrunch / @TechCrunch@twitter.com: https://twitter.com/TechCrunch/status/1600215382320549889#m

Amy R. Pritchett, Head of Aerospace Engineering at @penn_state, calls on everyone to help diversify the #aerospace industry today at #TCSpace

> Boom Supersonic: 'Anywhere in the world in four hours for $100'. https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/boom-supersonic-four-hours-100-bucks/index.html

There is a lot of #stupid required to believe this pitch. They are even claiming the $100 cost covers externalities like carbon emissions!

Sure, some aspects of #aerospace technology have gotten cheaper, but it's not like microchips and Moore's Law – we are not seeing AND WILL NOT SEE orders of magnitude decreases in aircraft manufacturing, safety, and maintenance costs. Much less fuel.

#business

NASA’s X-59 QueSST Airplane Takes Shape at Lockheed Skunkworks. https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/nasa-s-x-59-quesst-airplane-takes-shape-at-lockheed-skunkworks

"NASA’s X-59 QueSST (short for Quiet SuperSonic Technology) is an experimental piloted aircraft designed to fly faster than sound without producing the annoying – if not alarming – sonic booms of previous supersonic aircraft."

#Aerospace