https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/world-view-launches-first-balloon-flight-since-explosion-raises-26-5-million/ Wed, 04 Apr 2018 03:27:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/world-view-launches-first-balloon-flight-since-explosion-raises-26-5-million/#comment-1046641 Wed, 04 Apr 2018 03:27:32 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=50913#comment-1046641 From the article: “The company said in a statement shortly after that incident that hydrogen is used only for ground tests ‘when required by customers or test objectives,’ and that the company uses helium for its flights.“

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/world-view-launches-first-balloon-flight-since-explosion-raises-26-5-million/#comment-1046256 Fri, 30 Mar 2018 17:17:42 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=50913#comment-1046256 @Kirk, It better be hydrogen, or else they will quickly get tough competition if the concept is proven successful. Hydrogen must be the way to do it during a short high altitude balloon flight.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/world-view-launches-first-balloon-flight-since-explosion-raises-26-5-million/#comment-1046252 Fri, 30 Mar 2018 16:44:39 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=50913#comment-1046252 Do we know what lifting gas they used for this flight?

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