Internet via Balloon- adaptable to SF?

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jedion357
October 24, 2017 - 8:17am
https://x.company/loon/

Project Loon is about delivering high speed internet to rural parts of the world lacking in infrastructure.

Interesting concept.
I might not be a dralasite, vrusk or yazirian but I do play one in Star Frontiers!
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jedion357
October 24, 2017 - 8:22am
Paired with some SF tech like level 3 robots maybe it would be an instant communication net work for a new colony where some settlements or individual setlers are far flung. Robot would monitor position and use its proppellers to maintain position. New one rotates in and one comes down for maintenance.

Of course it would be a target for attack by who ever meant to do bad things

Might be preferable on a colony where say mobile drill rigs set up for a month or two and then move on. this situation would be fluid and erecting permanent com towers would be contra-indicated.
I might not be a dralasite, vrusk or yazirian but I do play one in Star Frontiers!

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Tchklinxa
October 25, 2017 - 4:19pm
Cool idea.
 "Never fire a laser at a mirror."