Derrick@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoStratospheric airship flew from US to Japan and backarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up1128arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1126arrow-down1external-linkStratospheric airship flew from US to Japan and backarstechnica.comDerrick@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square5fedilinkfile-text
It seems with an unmanned airship they should be using hydrogen for the ~8% increased payload capacity.
minus-squareFaceDeer@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up25·7 days agoNot just to boost the payload, but to reduce the wastage of literally irreplaceable helium as well. It’s a completely non-renewable resource and there are other applications that there are no substitutes for (such as coolant).
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minus-squaredreamkeeper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 days agoHelium is not extracted from the air
Not just to boost the payload, but to reduce the wastage of literally irreplaceable helium as well. It’s a completely non-renewable resource and there are other applications that there are no substitutes for (such as coolant).
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Helium is not extracted from the air