Retro-futuristic blimp provides connectivity from the stratosphere

Gail Sherman

Image: Sceye

Sceye, a Swiss materials science company, continues developing high-altitude platform stations (HAPS).

Sceye platforms are solar-powered by day and battery-powered by night and are designed to launch into the stratosphere. From there, the balloons/blimps/platforms hover and can perform various functions. According to a Sceye press release, th…