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Re:We need a better way to get to space by mynegation on Monday November 09, 2015 @12:08PM (#10534212)
Balloons float because dense air in the lower parts of atmosphere pushes them up with buoyant force. They lose the ability to float way before they would reach LEO, let alone GEO.
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