Urban Sky Starts Commercial Stratospheric Balloon Operations

Urban Sky "microballoon"
Credit: Urban Sky
Urban Sky has started selling imagery captured from cameras hoisted into the stratosphere by its “Microballoons.” The company bills its high-altitude balloons as having better image resolution than satellites, while being cheaper than aircraft-based image collection. It says cameras on its balloons...
Garrett Reim

Based in the Seattle area, Garrett covers the space sector and advanced technologies that are shaping the future of aerospace and defense, including space startups, advanced air mobility and artificial intelligence.

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