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‘Project Loon’, sometimes seen in the news, is related to<\/p>\n

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\n‘Project Loon’ was a research and development project by Google (later spun out into Alphabet’s X, and then Loon LLC).
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\nThe project aimed at providing wireless communication technology, specifically internet access, to rural and remote areas using high-altitude balloons placed in the stratosphere. These balloons acted as floating cell towers.
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\nProject Loon used software algorithms to determine where the balloons needed to go, then maneuvered them into a layer of wind blowing in the desired direction. By changing altitude, the balloons could be directed to where they were needed. The project was initiated in 2013 but was shut down in January 2021 as it was deemed commercially unviable.
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