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Retro-futuristic blimp provides connectivity from the stratosphere

Gail Sherman

Aug 23, 2024
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High-Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS) Blimp
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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…

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