A balloon satellite, sometimes referred to as a "satelloon", is a satellite inflated with gas after it has been put into orbit. The first flying body...

transmitters, cameras, or satellite navigation systems, such as GPS receivers. Hobbyists frequently purchase weather balloons because of their ease of...

communications satellite experiment. Each of the two American spacecraft, launched in 1960 and 1964, were metalized balloon satellites acting as passive...

protests. Although mostly supplanted by surveillance satellites and unmanned aerial vehicles, balloons have retained some advantages, such as a lower cost...

In aeronautics, a balloon is an unpowered aerostat, which remains aloft or floats due to its buoyancy. A balloon may be free, moving with the wind, or...

A weather balloon, also known as a sounding balloon, is a balloon (specifically a type of high-altitude balloon) that carries instruments to the stratosphere...

an aluminized balloon satellite acting as a passive reflector of microwave signals. Communication signals were bounced off the satellite from one point...

ballooning Talking balloon toy balloon water balloon papier-mâché balloon modelling decoration solar balloon balloon mail as part of a balloon flight competition...

balloon network using a special Internet antenna attached to their building. The signal traveled through the balloon network from balloon to balloon,...

Navigation paradox Notice Advisory to Navstar Users S-GPS Geostationary balloon satellite Portals: Spaceflight Geography Maps United States World In fact, the...