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minus-squareTankieTanuki [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·18 days agoIf a hot air balloon can reach low Earth orbit then why are we wasting money on rockets? Just tie those satellites and space station components to a balloon!
minus-squareCarl [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·18 days agoThis actually exists, although the most you can do with it is fly around and take measurements, no near-space stations.
minus-squareTankieTanuki [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-218 days agoBuoyancy can’t take you out of the atmosphere by principle. The stratosphere is fake space! It’s under the Karman line. spoiler
If a hot air balloon can reach low Earth orbit then why are we wasting money on rockets? Just tie those satellites and space station components to a balloon!
This actually exists, although the most you can do with it is fly around and take measurements, no near-space stations.
Buoyancy can’t take you out of the atmosphere by principle. The stratosphere is fake space! It’s under the Karman line.
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