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theadvancedapes · 4026 days ago · link · · parent · post: There are billions of people without internet access. What if they get it from space?
So I'm guessing you have the same opinion re: Google Loon?Global internet is a lot more likely to come terrestrially.
Cubesat altitude: 350,000-400,000 m. Stratospheric balloon altitude: 20,000m. Thing that keeps cubesats in space: shit tons of delta-v. Thing that keeps stratospheric balloons at altitude: shit tons of noble gas. They aren't without their problems, but they're different problems.