5 ATTN: Spaceflight is fake posted 3 years ago by realeagle 3 years ago by realeagle +6 / -1 16 comments share 16 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Look at project Echo that I linked above. They put up a balloon and bounced a signal off it to allow for further communication.
Yeah, and? Balloons will go up into space anyway, and will sink back into orbit when they run out of helium.
They only leak if it's a cheap material that is not airtight - https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/6y1qnu/this_1985_balloononastick_that_has_never_lost_its/