Ian Kluft ✅✈️ · @ikluft
149 followers · 686 posts · Server avgeek.social"Rising To The Occasion: A Brief History Of Crewed High Altitude Balloons" by @hackaday - Balloons can't fly to space. But flying high enough in the #Stratosphere to see the curvature of the Earth is called #NearSpace. https://hackaday.com/2023/04/28/rising-to-the-occasion-a-brief-history-of-crewed-high-altitude-balloons/ #balloon #aviation #avgeek
#stratosphere #nearspace #balloon #aviation #avgeek
John Freeman · @Scifiguy
112 followers · 160 posts · Server home.social
Want to Soar to the Stratosphere? Japan Joins the Balloon Tourism Race
https://www.universetoday.com/160415/want-to-soar-to-the-stratosphere-japan-joins-the-balloon-tourism-race/ via @universetoday
Poetry News · @haikubot
563 followers · 3830 posts · Server mastodon.cloud
The U.S. and China are at odds
For airspace above clouds and gods
Near space is the prize
For tech in the skies
Where U.F.O's and missiles just fly
#china #us #singspacerace #nearspace #missiles #ufos #limerick #poetry
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/17/us/politics/china-us-balloons-ufo.html
#china #us #singspacerace #missiles #limerick #poetry #nearspace #ufos
MJ Muse · @MJmusicinears
267 followers · 2865 posts · Server mastodon.world#ChineseSpyBalloons are part of a strategy to beat the US on a new battlefield: ‘near space’
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/09/china/china-balloon-near-space-development-intl-hnk/index.html #NearSpace
#chinesespyballoons #nearspace
John Freeman · @Scifiguy
99 followers · 116 posts · Server home.social
I cannot vouch for the article's accuracy - but it's fascinating to consider:
Chinese Spy Balloon: Legal To Shoot Down? https://youtu.be/P43wVDiZs8k via
John Freeman · @Scifiguy
94 followers · 110 posts · Server home.social
#spyballoon #nearspace #China #ChinaSpyBalloon
In a rare step the Chinese government has apologised for violating US airspace, claiming the floating machine was blown off course:
"Chinese surveillance balloon in US airspace causes international stir".
https://www.space.com/china-surveillance-balloon-us-airspace
#spyballoon #nearspace #china #chinaspyballoon