Alphabet’s Loon sets a new record for longest stratospheric flight
It stayed aloft for 312 days while circumnavigating the globe.
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A fleet of sensor-packed balloons will hit the stratosphere this summer
World View’s Stratolites will provide high resolution images of North and Central America.
World View successfully launches near-space balloon from its new HQ
It's the start of more routine launches for the satellite replacement.
Chinese space theme park to send tourists to the stratosphere
'Future Valley' theme park will put people in near-space high altitude balloons.
Jack White's label played a vinyl record at 94,000 feet
It required some clever tech to keep playing on its ascent to the stratosphere.
Apple wins a US sales ban on ancient Samsung smartphones
It's a symbolic victory, but not much more than that.
