By Tereza Pultarova, Published by Space.com, 12 April 2024 A Spanish balloon company plans to begin flying paying space tourists in 2026 LONDON — Stratospheric balloon company HALO Space plans to offer aspiring space travelers the space tourism equivalent of glamping. Instead of tight space suits and stomach-churning G-forces typically
Published by the BBC, 5 February 2023 The US has shot down a giant Chinese balloon that it says has been spying on key military sites across America. The Department of Defence confirmed its fighter jets brought down the balloon over US territorial waters. China's foreign ministry later expressed "strong
Published by the BBC, 4 February 2023 An alleged spy balloon spotted over the US is a Chinese "civilian airship" which had deviated from its planned route, China says. US defence officials said they believed the balloon, seen above sensitive areas in recent days, was in fact a "high-altitude surveillance"
By Catherine Buchaniec, Published by DefenseNews, 11 August 2022 WASHINGTON -- Sierra Nevada Corp., the world’s 54th largest defense contractor in the Defense News annual ranking, will provide the U.K. with high-altitude uncrewed balloons to be used for surveillance and reconnaissance. The U.S. aerospace company headquartered in Sparks, Nevada, will
