WindBorne’s weather balloons can stay aloft for weeks or months at a time.
Credit: WindBorne Systems
United Airlines Flight 1093 was cruising at 36,000 ft. near Moab, Utah, when the airliner’s captain saw a distant object on the horizon. Before he could mention what he saw to the first officer—bang—the aircraft’s windshield shattered, showering both pilots with glass. The glass pieces lacerated the...
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