Sometimes referred to as a "poor man's satellite," high-altitude balloons can serve as an inexpensive, practical invitation into a variety of near-space applications. This includes everything from bringing Internet access to remote areas, to testing potential rocket components. A new aerospace startup, Rockzip Highballoons, recently started a Kickstarter crowdsourcing campaign to commercialize its first model of "highballoons" as floating space satellites.
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