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Reusable Microballoon used for photos
March 1st, 2022
A graphic depicting where Microballoons fit into the scheme of things, as compared to satellites and aircraft. Colorado-based Urban Sky’s new Microballoon was designed to take high-resolution aerial photos at low cost. Each reusable Microballoon unit consists of a small reusable stratospheric balloon and a payload module that includes a high-res optical camera. While still […]
Outdoor brand bags balloon fabric
October 1st, 2015
A client of True Mountain, an outdoor apparel manufacturer in Preston, Lancashire, U.K., asked for a promotional item for a trail running group. Company founders Tim Butcher and Jojo Burns created a shoe bag to separate dirty trail shoes from clean gear in a kit bag, but the waterproof fabric they tried on the prototype […]