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Re:SDN in the stratosphere: Loon's aerospace mesh network by aaron695 on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @06:21AM (#32648634)
Zepher's payload is 5kg and only stays up for a month and costs $$$$.

Balloons are a bag that can carry tonnes and last forever in theory.

The obvious choice is balloons.

You can tether balloons for local.

In practice what works best is a hard question.

What will the military fund etc.

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Re:SDN in the stratosphere: Loon's aerospace mesh network by tjmc on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @10:40PM (#32657724)
How do you tether a balloon at 30,000ft?

Perhaps a happy medium would be a solar airship with a rotor for maneuvering during the day.

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