Using The Stratosphere As Testing Ground For Space
Credit: NASA/Wallops Filght Facility
They don’t produce attention-getting fire and smoke like rockets, but high-altitude helium balloons are undergoing a quiet renaissance as scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs use them for relatively low-cost access to the doorstep of space. As low Earth orbit (LEO) plays host to a new generation...
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