I believe gravity is what happened, in the particular case of Loon.
I never understood it. It is expensive to keep things fighting gravity. The only way to avoid that is to either a) not put them up above the earth, or b) put them high enough that gravity isn't much of a force, like low earth orbit.
It doesn't take a genius to understand that, but it took Elon Musk to prove it.
I never understood it. It is expensive to keep things fighting gravity. The only way to avoid that is to either a) not put them up above the earth, or b) put them high enough that gravity isn't much of a force, like low earth orbit.
It doesn't take a genius to understand that, but it took Elon Musk to prove it.
Meanwhile... Google launched balloons.
See also: FB project Aquila.