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Scientists Test Mobile Tower-Based GPS Signals That Could Help Pilots in Emergency Situations
Scientists are developing a navigation system that uses mobile signals as an emergency backup for pilots when GPS systems fail. Tested with high-altitude weather balloons, the system detects signals from cell towers and satellites, providing crucial data for navigation. Although challenges remain, early results indicate its potential to revolutioni...
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Hot Air Balloon Makes Emergency Landing On US Highway, Pilot Praised
The company shared that the unexpected change in wind direction from the initial flight plan made it impossible for the pilot to land at the intended destination.
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No Para-Gliding, Air Balloons In Free Flight Zone Around Mumbai Airport
The Mumbai Police has prohibited para-gliding, flying of balloons and light-emitting objects in the free flight zone around Mumbai international airport from June 23 to August 21, an official said on Wednesday.
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China's "Spy Balloons" Give Japan, Taiwan Reason To Share Intelligence
The flight of suspected Chinese surveillance balloons has shown that Japan and Taiwan need to share "critical" intelligence about potential common aerial threats, a senior defence policymaker for Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party said.
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US Sites Of Interest Visited By Past Chinese Balloons, Pentagon Says
Four previous Chinese spy balloon flights over the United States passed over sites that would be of interest to Beijing, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, without elaborating on whether they passed over military bases.
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Balloons, Relief At Dutch Airport As Tourists Beat Covid Strain Shutdown
Relieved passengers on a flight from South Africa streamed into Amsterdam's Schiphol airport Saturday, in stark contrast to the previous day when fears about a new Covid-19 variant sparked chaos.
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Deutsche Telekom Tests Mobile Antenna in Earth’s Stratosphere
Deutsche Telekom said on Monday it had successfully tested an aerial base station in the earth's stratosphere, an innovation it hopes will bring mobile coverage to remote areas that are hard for ground-based networks to reach.
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A Balloon Ride To The Edge Of Space? It Could Soon Be Reality
Space Perspective, a Florida-based startup, is planning to start balloon rides from Earth to the edge of space.
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Flights Halted At Delhi Airport After Pilot Reports Drone-Like Object
Flight operations came to a standstill at the Indira Gandhi International Airport for 20 minutes after a pilot reported having spotted a drone-like object, which a police official later said was a "balloon".
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Bodies of Colombia Plane Crash Victims Flown Home
Along the road to the airport, hundreds of people brandished flowers, white balloons and Colombian flags to pay a final farewell to the victims of Monday's tragedy.
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TIFR to Release 10 Balloon Flights With ISRO, Department of Atomic Energy
The balloons carrying scientific instruments are expected to reach heights between 30-kilometers and 42-kilometers.
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Weather Balloons Cause Alarm As Air India Pilot Informs Police
Pilot of an Air India flight spotted balloons in the sky over the suburban Juhu on Thursday morning, police said.
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10 Balloon Flights From Hyderabad To Be Launched
The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research today said 10-balloon flights will be launched from here for scientific purposes from November 15 to April 30, 2017 with the support of the Department of Atomic Energy and ISRO.
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Drones, Unscheduled Flights Banned Near BRICS Summit Venue In Goa
All unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones, para and sports gliding, hot air ballooning have been banned up to 100 km from the main venue of the BRICS summit by the South Goa district administration from October 14, a government spokesperson said today.
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NASA Super Pressure Balloon Begins Around-The-World Journey
NASA has successfully launched a super pressure balloon on a potentially record-breaking, around-the-world test flight aimed at providing inexpensive access to the near-space environment for science and technology research.
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Scientists Test Mobile Tower-Based GPS Signals That Could Help Pilots in Emergency Situations
Scientists are developing a navigation system that uses mobile signals as an emergency backup for pilots when GPS systems fail. Tested with high-altitude weather balloons, the system detects signals from cell towers and satellites, providing crucial data for navigation. Although challenges remain, early results indicate its potential to revolutioni...
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Hot Air Balloon Makes Emergency Landing On US Highway, Pilot Praised
The company shared that the unexpected change in wind direction from the initial flight plan made it impossible for the pilot to land at the intended destination.
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No Para-Gliding, Air Balloons In Free Flight Zone Around Mumbai Airport
The Mumbai Police has prohibited para-gliding, flying of balloons and light-emitting objects in the free flight zone around Mumbai international airport from June 23 to August 21, an official said on Wednesday.
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China's "Spy Balloons" Give Japan, Taiwan Reason To Share Intelligence
The flight of suspected Chinese surveillance balloons has shown that Japan and Taiwan need to share "critical" intelligence about potential common aerial threats, a senior defence policymaker for Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party said.
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US Sites Of Interest Visited By Past Chinese Balloons, Pentagon Says
Four previous Chinese spy balloon flights over the United States passed over sites that would be of interest to Beijing, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, without elaborating on whether they passed over military bases.
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Balloons, Relief At Dutch Airport As Tourists Beat Covid Strain Shutdown
Relieved passengers on a flight from South Africa streamed into Amsterdam's Schiphol airport Saturday, in stark contrast to the previous day when fears about a new Covid-19 variant sparked chaos.
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Deutsche Telekom Tests Mobile Antenna in Earth’s Stratosphere
Deutsche Telekom said on Monday it had successfully tested an aerial base station in the earth's stratosphere, an innovation it hopes will bring mobile coverage to remote areas that are hard for ground-based networks to reach.
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A Balloon Ride To The Edge Of Space? It Could Soon Be Reality
Space Perspective, a Florida-based startup, is planning to start balloon rides from Earth to the edge of space.
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Flights Halted At Delhi Airport After Pilot Reports Drone-Like Object
Flight operations came to a standstill at the Indira Gandhi International Airport for 20 minutes after a pilot reported having spotted a drone-like object, which a police official later said was a "balloon".
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Bodies of Colombia Plane Crash Victims Flown Home
Along the road to the airport, hundreds of people brandished flowers, white balloons and Colombian flags to pay a final farewell to the victims of Monday's tragedy.
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TIFR to Release 10 Balloon Flights With ISRO, Department of Atomic Energy
The balloons carrying scientific instruments are expected to reach heights between 30-kilometers and 42-kilometers.
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Weather Balloons Cause Alarm As Air India Pilot Informs Police
Pilot of an Air India flight spotted balloons in the sky over the suburban Juhu on Thursday morning, police said.
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10 Balloon Flights From Hyderabad To Be Launched
The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research today said 10-balloon flights will be launched from here for scientific purposes from November 15 to April 30, 2017 with the support of the Department of Atomic Energy and ISRO.
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Drones, Unscheduled Flights Banned Near BRICS Summit Venue In Goa
All unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones, para and sports gliding, hot air ballooning have been banned up to 100 km from the main venue of the BRICS summit by the South Goa district administration from October 14, a government spokesperson said today.
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NASA Super Pressure Balloon Begins Around-The-World Journey
NASA has successfully launched a super pressure balloon on a potentially record-breaking, around-the-world test flight aimed at providing inexpensive access to the near-space environment for science and technology research.
