The tracking of the balloon was first reported by The Washington Post. China has insisted the balloon was for weather purposes and that it veered off course. A State Department official said in a statement last week that the balloon contained equipment that was "clearly for intelligence surveil...
The equipment had to withstand a low-pressure environment that often saw extreme temperatures. According to Walan, the balloons themselves might last up to a month at these altitudes, though weeks-long missions are a safer bet. Later balloon generations might have more endurance, able to watch ...
balloon light technician Balázs Dobó ... rigging electrician Mark Epstein ... technocrane tech Péter Faludi ... first assistant camera dailies: second unit / second assistant camera: second unit István Faragó ... electrician: second unit Zsolt Farkas ... rigging electrician György...
Chinese propaganda photos of recovered American spy balloon equipment. Hundreds of these classified balloons with their high tech camera equipment came down in the Soviet Union and China in the 1950s and some were recovered. (credit: NRO)
The Pentagon is currently tracking a high-altitude Chinese surveillance balloon flying above "sensitive sites" in the United States, though U.S. officials have decided it's too risky to shoot it down.
, is a 1-foot-diameter acrylic orb packed with radio equipment and attached to a 8.2-foot diameter helium-filled weather balloon. as it floats up more than 15 miles into the earth's atmosphere, the probe’s antennae are designed to record a wide range of radio data to be analyzed when...
Early morning here, but no work. Skipping the day. Instead got an early start, kids in the car to head off to the Switzerland Hot Air Balloon Festival.https://www.festivaldeballons.ch/enIt's their 45th year and apparently last year there was a 6 hour que to drive up so we are st...
Ball did not balloon, came off the club nicely! Iron play, I noticed the ball did have a higher trajectory, however I was using new irons with Dynamic Gold R300 shafts. Not used to R300 flex, first time using. Ball felt great coming off the irons. Different sound than the Bridgestone ...
The senior defense official also said that the U.S. was able to study the balloon's equipment and surveillance materials and pick up valuable intelligence while the balloon was aloft. In this photo provided by Brian Branch, a large balloon drifts above the Kingstown, N.C. area, with an ai...