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  • New space "Hindenburg's" in the works

    From RichA@21:1/5 to All on Wed Apr 13 20:49:11 2022
    https://phys.org/news/2022-04-space-balloon-company-luxury-cabins.html

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  • From StarDust@21:1/5 to RichA on Wed Apr 13 22:37:37 2022
    On Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 8:49:13 PM UTC-7, RichA wrote:
    https://phys.org/news/2022-04-space-balloon-company-luxury-cabins.html

    Here comes the space tourism craze for the rich?

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  • From Quadibloc@21:1/5 to RichA on Thu Apr 14 08:47:42 2022
    On Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 9:49:13 PM UTC-6, RichA wrote:
    https://phys.org/news/2022-04-space-balloon-company-luxury-cabins.html

    A large hydrogen balloon lifts a cabin 20 miles up, where the Earth's
    curvature is visible; although this is not considered to be officially
    in "space", it's still pitched as a form of space tourism.

    This is all very well, but if balloons can lift heavy payloads to 20 miles up, this has a practical application: lifting a rocket that high, before ignition, could result in a fuel savings.

    John Savard

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  • From StarDust@21:1/5 to Quadibloc on Thu Apr 14 09:59:43 2022
    On Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 8:47:44 AM UTC-7, Quadibloc wrote:
    On Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 9:49:13 PM UTC-6, RichA wrote:
    https://phys.org/news/2022-04-space-balloon-company-luxury-cabins.html

    A large hydrogen balloon lifts a cabin 20 miles up, where the Earth's curvature is visible; although this is not considered to be officially
    in "space", it's still pitched as a form of space tourism.

    This is all very well, but if balloons can lift heavy payloads to 20 miles up,
    this has a practical application: lifting a rocket that high, before ignition,
    could result in a fuel savings.

    John Savard

    Oh, it would be too efficient!
    Burn them dollars, too much is printed!

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  • From RichA@21:1/5 to Quadibloc on Thu Apr 14 19:25:04 2022
    On Thursday, 14 April 2022 at 11:47:44 UTC-4, Quadibloc wrote:
    On Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 9:49:13 PM UTC-6, RichA wrote:
    https://phys.org/news/2022-04-space-balloon-company-luxury-cabins.html

    A large hydrogen balloon lifts a cabin 20 miles up, where the Earth's curvature is visible; although this is not considered to be officially
    in "space", it's still pitched as a form of space tourism.

    This is all very well, but if balloons can lift heavy payloads to 20 miles up,
    this has a practical application: lifting a rocket that high, before ignition,
    could result in a fuel savings.

    John Savard

    I've got no issue with the rich wanting to do something different. At least this type of flight won't upset the envirokooks and climateloons because there is no rockets involved.

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  • From Mike Collins@21:1/5 to StarDust on Thu Apr 14 23:33:46 2022
    On Thursday, 14 April 2022 at 17:59:45 UTC+1, StarDust wrote:
    On Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 8:47:44 AM UTC-7, Quadibloc wrote:
    On Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 9:49:13 PM UTC-6, RichA wrote:
    https://phys.org/news/2022-04-space-balloon-company-luxury-cabins.html

    A large hydrogen balloon lifts a cabin 20 miles up, where the Earth's curvature is visible; although this is not considered to be officially
    in "space", it's still pitched as a form of space tourism.

    This is all very well, but if balloons can lift heavy payloads to 20 miles up,
    this has a practical application: lifting a rocket that high, before ignition,
    could result in a fuel savings.

    John Savard
    Oh, it would be too efficient!
    Burn them dollars, too much is printed!


    https://youtu.be/BvjBeJb3L0c

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