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Hot Air Balloon Season In Czech Republic 2025
October 2, 2025, Sedmihorky, Czech Republic: A balloonist from the BalonyEu team prepares for takeoff in Sedmihorky, in the Bohemian Paradise region of the Czech Republic. Hot air balloons take off in favorable weather conditions during the morning and evening. In October, balloon launches offer a welcome opportunity to enjoy the autumn scenery. (Credit Image: © Slavek Ruta/ZUMA Press Wire (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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Weekend In Dhaka
A balloon floats into the sky after slipping from a child's hand at the National Parliament area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on September 26, 2025. The site draws crowds over the weekend, with families and friends spending leisure time as makeshift stalls sell food, cosmetics, and toys.
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80 Balloons Above Hradec Kralove In Czech Republic
September 4, 2025, Ceska Skalice, Czech Republic: Hot air balloons take off on a sunny evening from Ceska Skalice (near Hradec Kralove city). Hradec Kralove hosted a spectacular launch of eighty-one hot-air balloons during this year's largest European gathering of its kind. The simultaneous lift-off from one location established a Czech record for the highest number of balloons taking off simultaneously. The festival continues until Sunday, 7 September 2025, with participants from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, the Netherlands, Germany and Hungary. (Credit Image: © Slavek Ruta/ZUMA Press Wire (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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80 Balloons Above Hradec Kralove In Czech Republic
September 4, 2025, Nove Mesto Nad Metuji, Czech Republic: Hot air balloons take off on a sunny morning from the airport in Nove Mesto nad Metuji (near Hradec Kralove city). Hradec Kralove hosted a spectacular launch of eighty-one hot-air balloons during this year‚Äôs largest European gathering of its kind. The simultaneous lift-off from one location established a Czech record for the highest number of balloons taking off at the same time. The festival continues until Sunday, 7 September 2025, with participants from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, the Netherlands, Germany and Hungary. (Credit Image: © Slavek Ruta/ZUMA Press Wire (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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Balloon street vendors in India
August 31, 2025 - Agartala, Tripura, India: A migrant sales lady selling her inflatable plastic elephant toys during a rain downpour in Agartala. (Abhisek Saha/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS) -
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Balloon street vendors in India
August 31, 2025 - Agartala, Tripura, India: A migrant street peddler lady taking shelter to protect her inflatable plastic elephant toys from the rain. (Abhisek Saha/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS) -
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Balloon street vendors in India
August 31, 2025 - Agartala, Tripura, India: A migrant lady street peddler selling her inflatable elephant plastic toys during a rain downpour. (Abhisek Saha/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS) -
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Balloon street vendors in India
August 31, 2025 - Agartala, Tripura, India: Migrant street peddler tries to take shelter in a bus stand to protect his inflatable plastic elephant toys during a rain downpour in Agartala. (Abhisek Saha/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS) -
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Balloon street vendors in India
August 31, 2025 - Agartala, Tripura, India: Migrant street peddler tries to take shelter in a bus stand to protect his inflatable plastic elephant toys during a rain downpour in Agartala. (Abhisek Saha/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS) -
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Balloon street vendors in India
August 31, 2025 - Agartala, Tripura, India: Migrant street peddlers take shelter in a bus stand to protect their inflatable plastic elephant toys during a rain downpour in Agartala. (Abhisek Saha/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS) -
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Balloon street vendors in India
August 31, 2025 - Agartala, Tripura, India: Students buy an inflatable elephant plastic toy from a migrant lady street peddler during a rain downpour. (Abhisek Saha/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS) -
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Balloon street vendors in India
August 31, 2025 - Agartala, Tripura, India: A migrant sales lady selling her inflatable plastic elephant toys during a rain downpour in Agartala. (Abhisek Saha/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS) -
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Balloon street vendors in India
August 31, 2025 - Agartala, Tripura, India: A migrant sales lady takes shelter under a bus stop to protect her inflatable plastic elephant toys during a rain downpour in Agartala. (Abhisek Saha/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS) -
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Wearable robot for disabled
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A wearable robot to help disabled people perform everyday tasks has been developed by engineers.
The aim is to help those with neurodegenerative disease or who have had a stroke.
They often suffer from impaired movement of the shoulder, arm or hands, preventing them from daily tasks like brushing their teeth, combing their hair or eating.
A team at the USA’s Harvard University has developed the soft, wearable robot to provide movement assistance and could even augment therapies to help regain mobility.
The robot consists of a sensor-loaded vest with a balloon attached underneath the arm that inflates and deflates to apply mechanical assistance to a weak or impaired limb.
Physical motions are highly individualised, especially for the mobility-impaired, making it difficult to design a device that works for many different people.
The wearable robot is said to be responsive to an individual user’s exact movements.
This makes it with more personalised assistance that could give users better, more controlled support for daily tasks.
The researchers used a machine learning model that personalises assistance levels to an individual user.
It learns which movements the user is trying to do, via sensors that track both motion and pressure.
OPS: The wearable robot vest with researchers Prabhat Pathak (left) and James Arnold (right)
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Wearable robot for disabled
Ferrari Press Agency
Wearable robot 1
Ref 17092
21/08/2025
See Ferrari text
Picture MUST credit: Harvard SEAS Communications
A wearable robot to help disabled people perform everyday tasks has been developed by engineers.
The aim is to help those with neurodegenerative disease or who have had a stroke.
They often suffer from impaired movement of the shoulder, arm or hands, preventing them from daily tasks like brushing their teeth, combing their hair or eating.
A team at the USA’s Harvard University has developed the soft, wearable robot to provide movement assistance and could even augment therapies to help regain mobility.
The robot consists of a sensor-loaded vest with a balloon attached underneath the arm that inflates and deflates to apply mechanical assistance to a weak or impaired limb.
Physical motions are highly individualised, especially for the mobility-impaired, making it difficult to design a device that works for many different people.
The wearable robot is said to be responsive to an individual user’s exact movements.
This makes it with more personalised assistance that could give users better, more controlled support for daily tasks.
The researchers used a machine learning model that personalises assistance levels to an individual user.
It learns which movements the user is trying to do, via sensors that track both motion and pressure.
OPS: The wearable robot vest on a volunteer patient ith ALS. With the robot switched off, (left) they have trouble combing their hair. With it switched on (right)bthey are able to easily perform the task.
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Sturgeon Moon From The Beaches Of Barcelona.
A woman releases a balloon with the word ''Light'' into the air during the Sturgeon Moon over the Barcelona coastline, in Barcelona, Spain, on August 8, 2025. (Photo by Marc Asensio/NurPhoto) -
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Bristol International Balloon Fiesta 2025
August 8, 2025, Bristol, England, United Kingdom: Ninety hot air balloons take off in a mass ascent from Ashton Court estate for the 47th Bristol International Balloon Fiesta celebrating the city of Bristol and its heritage links to hot air ballooning. (Credit Image: © Simon Chapman/London News Pictures via ZUMA Press Wire (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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Brigitte Bardot.
Clip gainsbourg Comic Strip
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Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bardot.
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Le miracule
Le miracule
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Jean Poiret.
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San Francisco's Balloon Museum
3/30/2025 - San Francisco, Calif., USA: A couple takes a selfie together while playing in the ball pit at the EmotionAir exhibit in the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco on Sunday, March 30, 2025. (Dan Hernandez / San Francisco Chronicle / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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San Francisco's Balloon Museum
3/30/2025 - San Francisco, Calif., USA: People walk through “The Argonaut” display at the EmotionAir exhibit in the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco on Sunday, March 30, 2025. (Dan Hernandez / San Francisco Chronicle / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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San Francisco's Balloon Museum
3/30/2025 - San Francisco, Calif., USA: A child walks past inflatable bunnies at the EmotionAir exhibit in the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco on Sunday, March 30, 2025. (Dan Hernandez / San Francisco Chronicle / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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San Francisco's Balloon Museum
3/30/2025 - San Francisco, Calif., USA: A child pops his head through the ball pit at the EmotionAir exhibit in the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco on Sunday, March 30, 2025. (Dan Hernandez / San Francisco Chronicle / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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San Francisco's Balloon Museum
3/30/2025 - San Francisco, Calif., USA: A child pushes around a tethered ball inside the “Swing” room at the EmotionAir exhibit in the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco on Sunday, March 30, 2025. (Dan Hernandez / San Francisco Chronicle / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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San Francisco's Balloon Museum
3/30/2025 - San Francisco, Calif., USA: A view inside the “A Quiet Storm” room where bubbles of fog float around at the EmotionAir exhibit in the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco on Sunday, March 30, 2025. (Dan Hernandez / San Francisco Chronicle / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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San Francisco's Balloon Museum
3/30/2025 - San Francisco, Calif., USA: People play with the interactive gel mat in the “Kaleidoscope” room at the EmotionAir exhibit in the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco on Sunday, March 30, 2025. (Dan Hernandez / San Francisco Chronicle / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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San Francisco's Balloon Museum
3/30/2025 - San Francisco, Calif., USA: A view the “Airship Orchestra” room at the EmotionAir exhibit in the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco on Sunday, March 30, 2025. (Dan Hernandez / San Francisco Chronicle / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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San Francisco's Balloon Museum
3/30/2025 - San Francisco, Calif., USA: A parent holds up their child to pop a bubble in front of the “Black Hole Horizon” display at the EmotionAir exhibit in the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco on Sunday, March 30, 2025. (Dan Hernandez / San Francisco Chronicle / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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San Francisco's Balloon Museum
3/30/2025 - San Francisco, Calif., USA: A view of the ball pit room at the EmotionAir exhibit in the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco on Sunday, March 30, 2025. (Dan Hernandez / San Francisco Chronicle / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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San Francisco's Balloon Museum
3/30/2025 - San Francisco, Calif., USA: A child reaches out to pop a bubble in front of the “Black Hole Horizon” display at the EmotionAir exhibit in the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco on Sunday, March 30, 2025. (Dan Hernandez / San Francisco Chronicle / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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San Francisco's Balloon Museum
3/30/2025 - San Francisco, Calif., USA: A view inside the “Invisible Ballet” room where people play inside a tornado of balloons at the EmotionAir exhibit in the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco on Sunday, March 30, 2025. (Dan Hernandez / San Francisco Chronicle / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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San Francisco's Balloon Museum
3/30/2025 - San Francisco, Calif., USA: Children play in the “Playground Love” room at the EmotionAir exhibit in the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco on Sunday, March 30, 2025. (Dan Hernandez / San Francisco Chronicle / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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San Francisco's Balloon Museum
3/30/2025 - San Francisco, Calif., USA: A child pushes around a tethered ball inside the “Swing” room at the EmotionAir exhibit in the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco on Sunday, March 30, 2025. (Dan Hernandez / San Francisco Chronicle / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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San Francisco's Balloon Museum
3/30/2025 - San Francisco, Calif., USA: A view inside the “A Quiet Storm” room where bubbles of fog float around at the EmotionAir exhibit in the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco on Sunday, March 30, 2025. (Dan Hernandez / San Francisco Chronicle / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Samsonite propulse sa nouvelle valise depuis l'Espace
Picture MUST credit: Samsonite Travel gear maker Samsonite has taken one of its products to new heights — by dropping it back down to Earth from space. The US premium luggage firm took its new Proxis suitcase 40 km to the edge of space in collaboration with UK firm space launch company Sent Into Space. The Proxis features Samsonite's Roxkin outer shell, renowned for its lightness and strength. A cabin case weighing just over 2kg was selected for the mission. The launch , using a giant stratospheric hydrogen-filled balloon, was held just outside Las Vegas, Nevada at a secure launch site in the Mojave Desert. The one-of-a-kind spacecraft, designed by Sent Into Space engineers, was equipped with a flight computer with satellite and radio communications systems that allowed the team on the ground to track the craft's position in real-time and recover it swiftly on its return to Earth. A self-deploying parachute system brought the craft down at a safe and controlled speed, while a fleet of 360° and 4K camera systems documented the journey. The Proxis suitcase landed completely intact and, according to Samsonite, “without a single scratch.” Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Samsonite propulse sa nouvelle valise depuis l'Espace
Picture MUST credit: Samsonite Travel gear maker Samsonite has taken one of its products to new heights — by dropping it back down to Earth from space. The US premium luggage firm took its new Proxis suitcase 40 km to the edge of space in collaboration with UK firm space launch company Sent Into Space. The Proxis features Samsonite's Roxkin outer shell, renowned for its lightness and strength. A cabin case weighing just over 2kg was selected for the mission. The launch , using a giant stratospheric hydrogen-filled balloon, was held just outside Las Vegas, Nevada at a secure launch site in the Mojave Desert. The one-of-a-kind spacecraft, designed by Sent Into Space engineers, was equipped with a flight computer with satellite and radio communications systems that allowed the team on the ground to track the craft's position in real-time and recover it swiftly on its return to Earth. A self-deploying parachute system brought the craft down at a safe and controlled speed, while a fleet of 360° and 4K camera systems documented the journey. The Proxis suitcase landed completely intact and, according to Samsonite, “without a single scratch.” Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Samsonite propulse sa nouvelle valise depuis l'Espace
Picture MUST credit: Samsonite Travel gear maker Samsonite has taken one of its products to new heights — by dropping it back down to Earth from space. The US premium luggage firm took its new Proxis suitcase 40 km to the edge of space in collaboration with UK firm space launch company Sent Into Space. The Proxis features Samsonite's Roxkin outer shell, renowned for its lightness and strength. A cabin case weighing just over 2kg was selected for the mission. The launch , using a giant stratospheric hydrogen-filled balloon, was held just outside Las Vegas, Nevada at a secure launch site in the Mojave Desert. The one-of-a-kind spacecraft, designed by Sent Into Space engineers, was equipped with a flight computer with satellite and radio communications systems that allowed the team on the ground to track the craft's position in real-time and recover it swiftly on its return to Earth. A self-deploying parachute system brought the craft down at a safe and controlled speed, while a fleet of 360° and 4K camera systems documented the journey. The Proxis suitcase landed completely intact and, according to Samsonite, “without a single scratch.” Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Samsonite propulse sa nouvelle valise depuis l'Espace
Picture MUST credit: Samsonite Travel gear maker Samsonite has taken one of its products to new heights — by dropping it back down to Earth from space. The US premium luggage firm took its new Proxis suitcase 40 km to the edge of space in collaboration with UK firm space launch company Sent Into Space. The Proxis features Samsonite's Roxkin outer shell, renowned for its lightness and strength. A cabin case weighing just over 2kg was selected for the mission. The launch , using a giant stratospheric hydrogen-filled balloon, was held just outside Las Vegas, Nevada at a secure launch site in the Mojave Desert. The one-of-a-kind spacecraft, designed by Sent Into Space engineers, was equipped with a flight computer with satellite and radio communications systems that allowed the team on the ground to track the craft's position in real-time and recover it swiftly on its return to Earth. A self-deploying parachute system brought the craft down at a safe and controlled speed, while a fleet of 360° and 4K camera systems documented the journey. The Proxis suitcase landed completely intact and, according to Samsonite, “without a single scratch.” Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Samsonite propulse sa nouvelle valise depuis l'Espace
Picture MUST credit: Samsonite Travel gear maker Samsonite has taken one of its products to new heights — by dropping it back down to Earth from space. The US premium luggage firm took its new Proxis suitcase 40 km to the edge of space in collaboration with UK firm space launch company Sent Into Space. The Proxis features Samsonite's Roxkin outer shell, renowned for its lightness and strength. A cabin case weighing just over 2kg was selected for the mission. The launch , using a giant stratospheric hydrogen-filled balloon, was held just outside Las Vegas, Nevada at a secure launch site in the Mojave Desert. The one-of-a-kind spacecraft, designed by Sent Into Space engineers, was equipped with a flight computer with satellite and radio communications systems that allowed the team on the ground to track the craft's position in real-time and recover it swiftly on its return to Earth. A self-deploying parachute system brought the craft down at a safe and controlled speed, while a fleet of 360° and 4K camera systems documented the journey. The Proxis suitcase landed completely intact and, according to Samsonite, “without a single scratch.” Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Samsonite propulse sa nouvelle valise depuis l'Espace
Picture MUST credit: Samsonite Travel gear maker Samsonite has taken one of its products to new heights — by dropping it back down to Earth from space. The US premium luggage firm took its new Proxis suitcase 40 km to the edge of space in collaboration with UK firm space launch company Sent Into Space. The Proxis features Samsonite's Roxkin outer shell, renowned for its lightness and strength. A cabin case weighing just over 2kg was selected for the mission. The launch , using a giant stratospheric hydrogen-filled balloon, was held just outside Las Vegas, Nevada at a secure launch site in the Mojave Desert. The one-of-a-kind spacecraft, designed by Sent Into Space engineers, was equipped with a flight computer with satellite and radio communications systems that allowed the team on the ground to track the craft's position in real-time and recover it swiftly on its return to Earth. A self-deploying parachute system brought the craft down at a safe and controlled speed, while a fleet of 360° and 4K camera systems documented the journey. The Proxis suitcase landed completely intact and, according to Samsonite, “without a single scratch.” Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Samsonite propulse sa nouvelle valise depuis l'Espace
Picture MUST credit: Samsonite Travel gear maker Samsonite has taken one of its products to new heights — by dropping it back down to Earth from space. The US premium luggage firm took its new Proxis suitcase 40 km to the edge of space in collaboration with UK firm space launch company Sent Into Space. The Proxis features Samsonite's Roxkin outer shell, renowned for its lightness and strength. A cabin case weighing just over 2kg was selected for the mission. The launch , using a giant stratospheric hydrogen-filled balloon, was held just outside Las Vegas, Nevada at a secure launch site in the Mojave Desert. The one-of-a-kind spacecraft, designed by Sent Into Space engineers, was equipped with a flight computer with satellite and radio communications systems that allowed the team on the ground to track the craft's position in real-time and recover it swiftly on its return to Earth. A self-deploying parachute system brought the craft down at a safe and controlled speed, while a fleet of 360° and 4K camera systems documented the journey. The Proxis suitcase landed completely intact and, according to Samsonite, “without a single scratch.” Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Samsonite propulse sa nouvelle valise depuis l'Espace
Picture MUST credit: Samsonite Travel gear maker Samsonite has taken one of its products to new heights — by dropping it back down to Earth from space. The US premium luggage firm took its new Proxis suitcase 40 km to the edge of space in collaboration with UK firm space launch company Sent Into Space. The Proxis features Samsonite's Roxkin outer shell, renowned for its lightness and strength. A cabin case weighing just over 2kg was selected for the mission. The launch , using a giant stratospheric hydrogen-filled balloon, was held just outside Las Vegas, Nevada at a secure launch site in the Mojave Desert. The one-of-a-kind spacecraft, designed by Sent Into Space engineers, was equipped with a flight computer with satellite and radio communications systems that allowed the team on the ground to track the craft's position in real-time and recover it swiftly on its return to Earth. A self-deploying parachute system brought the craft down at a safe and controlled speed, while a fleet of 360° and 4K camera systems documented the journey. The Proxis suitcase landed completely intact and, according to Samsonite, “without a single scratch.” Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Samsonite propulse sa nouvelle valise depuis l'Espace
Picture MUST credit: Samsonite Travel gear maker Samsonite has taken one of its products to new heights — by dropping it back down to Earth from space. The US premium luggage firm took its new Proxis suitcase 40 km to the edge of space in collaboration with UK firm space launch company Sent Into Space. The Proxis features Samsonite's Roxkin outer shell, renowned for its lightness and strength. A cabin case weighing just over 2kg was selected for the mission. The launch , using a giant stratospheric hydrogen-filled balloon, was held just outside Las Vegas, Nevada at a secure launch site in the Mojave Desert. The one-of-a-kind spacecraft, designed by Sent Into Space engineers, was equipped with a flight computer with satellite and radio communications systems that allowed the team on the ground to track the craft's position in real-time and recover it swiftly on its return to Earth. A self-deploying parachute system brought the craft down at a safe and controlled speed, while a fleet of 360° and 4K camera systems documented the journey. The Proxis suitcase landed completely intact and, according to Samsonite, “without a single scratch.” Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Samsonite propulse sa nouvelle valise depuis l'Espace
Picture MUST credit: Samsonite Travel gear maker Samsonite has taken one of its products to new heights — by dropping it back down to Earth from space. The US premium luggage firm took its new Proxis suitcase 40 km to the edge of space in collaboration with UK firm space launch company Sent Into Space. The Proxis features Samsonite's Roxkin outer shell, renowned for its lightness and strength. A cabin case weighing just over 2kg was selected for the mission. The launch , using a giant stratospheric hydrogen-filled balloon, was held just outside Las Vegas, Nevada at a secure launch site in the Mojave Desert. The one-of-a-kind spacecraft, designed by Sent Into Space engineers, was equipped with a flight computer with satellite and radio communications systems that allowed the team on the ground to track the craft's position in real-time and recover it swiftly on its return to Earth. A self-deploying parachute system brought the craft down at a safe and controlled speed, while a fleet of 360° and 4K camera systems documented the journey. The Proxis suitcase landed completely intact and, according to Samsonite, “without a single scratch.” Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Samsonite propulse sa nouvelle valise depuis l'Espace
Picture MUST credit: Samsonite Travel gear maker Samsonite has taken one of its products to new heights — by dropping it back down to Earth from space. The US premium luggage firm took its new Proxis suitcase 40 km to the edge of space in collaboration with UK firm space launch company Sent Into Space. The Proxis features Samsonite's Roxkin outer shell, renowned for its lightness and strength. A cabin case weighing just over 2kg was selected for the mission. The launch , using a giant stratospheric hydrogen-filled balloon, was held just outside Las Vegas, Nevada at a secure launch site in the Mojave Desert. The one-of-a-kind spacecraft, designed by Sent Into Space engineers, was equipped with a flight computer with satellite and radio communications systems that allowed the team on the ground to track the craft's position in real-time and recover it swiftly on its return to Earth. A self-deploying parachute system brought the craft down at a safe and controlled speed, while a fleet of 360° and 4K camera systems documented the journey. The Proxis suitcase landed completely intact and, according to Samsonite, “without a single scratch.” Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Samsonite propulse sa nouvelle valise depuis l'Espace
Picture MUST credit: Samsonite Travel gear maker Samsonite has taken one of its products to new heights — by dropping it back down to Earth from space. The US premium luggage firm took its new Proxis suitcase 40 km to the edge of space in collaboration with UK firm space launch company Sent Into Space. The Proxis features Samsonite's Roxkin outer shell, renowned for its lightness and strength. A cabin case weighing just over 2kg was selected for the mission. The launch , using a giant stratospheric hydrogen-filled balloon, was held just outside Las Vegas, Nevada at a secure launch site in the Mojave Desert. The one-of-a-kind spacecraft, designed by Sent Into Space engineers, was equipped with a flight computer with satellite and radio communications systems that allowed the team on the ground to track the craft's position in real-time and recover it swiftly on its return to Earth. A self-deploying parachute system brought the craft down at a safe and controlled speed, while a fleet of 360° and 4K camera systems documented the journey. The Proxis suitcase landed completely intact and, according to Samsonite, “without a single scratch.” Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Vol d'essai réussi pour un ballon destiné au tourisme spatial
Pictures must credit: Space Perspective A company aiming to send tourists into near space in a capsule attached to a huge hydrogen-filled balloon, has successfully completed an uncrewed test flight. The fully-operational capsule built by Florida-based Space Perspective was a test version of the spaceship , named Spaceship Neptune, that will take customers , called explorers, to space. A seat costs $125,000 USD / €112.400 euros and so far more than 1,800 tickets have been sold. The test flight launched from the company’s floating spaceport called Voyager off the coast of St. Petersburg, Florida on September 15. The full flight profile demonstration began with a precise launch from Voyager, propelling Spaceship Neptune to an altitude of approximately 30,480 metres. Over the course of the six-hour journey, after reaching its peak altitude , the capsule and balloon performed a controlled descent and splashdown. Space Perspective co-founder founder Taber MacCallum said: ”This uncrewed flight not only proves our pioneering technology but also brings us a giant leap closer to making space accessible for everyone and reaffirms our belief in the transformative power of space travel.” The test flight employed a novel four-roller mechanism to raise the balloon from the deck of the launch ship, which has never been done before. This will enable take-offs from the ship which will be able to travel the world for launches in different countries. Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Vol d'essai réussi pour un ballon destiné au tourisme spatial
Pictures must credit: Space Perspective A company aiming to send tourists into near space in a capsule attached to a huge hydrogen-filled balloon, has successfully completed an uncrewed test flight. The fully-operational capsule built by Florida-based Space Perspective was a test version of the spaceship , named Spaceship Neptune, that will take customers , called explorers, to space. A seat costs $125,000 USD / €112.400 euros and so far more than 1,800 tickets have been sold. The test flight launched from the company’s floating spaceport called Voyager off the coast of St. Petersburg, Florida on September 15. The full flight profile demonstration began with a precise launch from Voyager, propelling Spaceship Neptune to an altitude of approximately 30,480 metres. Over the course of the six-hour journey, after reaching its peak altitude , the capsule and balloon performed a controlled descent and splashdown. Space Perspective co-founder founder Taber MacCallum said: ”This uncrewed flight not only proves our pioneering technology but also brings us a giant leap closer to making space accessible for everyone and reaffirms our belief in the transformative power of space travel.” The test flight employed a novel four-roller mechanism to raise the balloon from the deck of the launch ship, which has never been done before. This will enable take-offs from the ship which will be able to travel the world for launches in different countries. Picture supplied by JLPPA
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DUKAS_175086742_BES
Vol d'essai réussi pour un ballon destiné au tourisme spatial
Pictures must credit: Space Perspective A company aiming to send tourists into near space in a capsule attached to a huge hydrogen-filled balloon, has successfully completed an uncrewed test flight. The fully-operational capsule built by Florida-based Space Perspective was a test version of the spaceship , named Spaceship Neptune, that will take customers , called explorers, to space. A seat costs $125,000 USD / €112.400 euros and so far more than 1,800 tickets have been sold. The test flight launched from the company’s floating spaceport called Voyager off the coast of St. Petersburg, Florida on September 15. The full flight profile demonstration began with a precise launch from Voyager, propelling Spaceship Neptune to an altitude of approximately 30,480 metres. Over the course of the six-hour journey, after reaching its peak altitude , the capsule and balloon performed a controlled descent and splashdown. Space Perspective co-founder founder Taber MacCallum said: ”This uncrewed flight not only proves our pioneering technology but also brings us a giant leap closer to making space accessible for everyone and reaffirms our belief in the transformative power of space travel.” The test flight employed a novel four-roller mechanism to raise the balloon from the deck of the launch ship, which has never been done before. This will enable take-offs from the ship which will be able to travel the world for launches in different countries. Picture supplied by JLPPA
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