Sceye Is a Balloon-Like Cell Tower for the Stratosphere

[@Darkk6969]

So flippin cool to see that thing launch like a rocket! So cool to see it as retro looking.

[@xpeterson]

Don’t call our blimp a blimp!

[@tekmepikcha6830]

The refinement of this concept was overdue. Glad to see the actual tech up and running!!

[@ometofu]

So. It is a blimp

[@zaffora]

I know Hydrogen is flammable, but with no living passengers, it should be safe and with a Helium shortage, a much more affordable and plentiful gas to use. So why aren't they using Hydrogen?

[@docwatson1134]

Insurance coverage would be very difficult to obtain.

[@everythingisfine9988]

​@@docwatson1134 insurance companies need better chemists and physicists if they can't understand why hydrogen is a better option in this situation

[@MoritzvonSchweinitz]

Or, instead of venting the Helium, they could compress part of it into a small pressure vessel to descent?

[@ValuedTeamMember]

Actually, Hydrogen is "inflammable"... Just saying Cheers Z

[@zaffora]

@@ValuedTeamMember Hydrogen (H) is extremely flammable. Liquid Hydrogen (H2) mixed with liquid Oxygen (O2) is literally rocket fuel. It is just cheaper and more plentiful than Helium (He). Helium (He) is a noble gas that is inflammable and is obtained by mining limited deposits trapped in Earth's crust, you can get more pure Hydrogen by running electricity through water (H2O) to produce Hydrogen gas (H2) and Oxygen gas (O2).

[@mgratk]

That's a blimp or an airship.

[@jonnyboy8000]

I wonder why this isn’t used in emergency situation you can have it tethered and broadcast a cell signal a quick and easy solution

[@flasun6934]

You mean supply & demand for the sheeple. U mean the have nots? NEVER

[@samdenty]

Starlink direct satellite to cell is waay easier & better plus works anywhere on earth.

[@jeremyhunter1459]

They did exactly that after the flooding in Asheville. Fiber tethers would provide data and also power to stay in the air for the drones after the emergency

[@daveyshmavey]

Because of cost. Who will pay for it? Starlink is going to put cell services out of business, as well as all other satellite internet service providers.

[@c016smith52]

seems like that’s exactly what they are trying to do (or build out a proof of concept)

[@thinktoomuchb4028]

How much helium will they go through in a year?

[@ktwei]

Does the propeller need to be blurred out like a military submarine?

[@miserj]

Naw you can see the propeller in some of the shots. I think they are blurring something else out.

[@SpikeTiger]

isint that a huge waste of helium, since its non renewable?

[@rowshambow]

Is it a waste if its being used for something useful?

[@BrentHasty]

They should be using hydrogen Easy cheap safe, as long as the fabric is not gun cotton nitro cellulose and magnesium like the Hindenburg

[@HiThisIsMine]

@@rowshambow- There’s something called sustainability. Helium is not only not a renewable resource, but it is found in low concentrations within natural gas. Once released, it escapes out of the atmosphere into space and never to be recaptured. There’s already talks of restricting helium for medical use and scientific research.

[@Sajuuk]

​@@BrentHasty "Safe?" 😂 Have you never heard of the Hindenburg?

[@markplain2555]

How do they get around helium leakage through the material?

[@ShannonJosephGlomb]

this is brilliant :) its like a whole new use of different older technology making it modern and building a future tech system awesome guys i hope you are getting all the funding you need and a bit more as bonus right lol

[@NextNate03]

I don't think helium the answer. Why? Its a very limited non-renewable resource.

[@SystemLordNemo]

Exactly. Too bad that hydrogen is banned for now at least.

[@jezza6575]

@@SystemLordNemoYea it worked so well for the Hindenburg

[@matonolo]

who cares

[@SystemLordNemo]

@@jezza6575 Please. Hindeburgs problem was flammable external coating. Today's material technology is a bit more advanced. And why would you worry about unmanned balloons? If in the practice the fire hazard from H gives some negative monetary value why would it matter if overall system produces profit? There is always risk in the business and accidents happen everywhere. I'm fine with it as long as human lives are not lost and environment won't suffer too badly. Banning hydrogen was silly overreaction.

[@pibblesnbits]

Hydrogen is much cheaper. They should use that.

[@theotheleo6830]

So to get the ship back down, they must release a lot of expensive helium. Sounds costly.

[@chrismasters1050]

Got one of those for a party in the 90s...

[@TJDash]

Flight of the Navigator

[@urbanstrencan]

Awesome tech we need to serve communities that don't have proper access

[@ToGoMania19]

Looks like Sky-Fi to me!!

[@captainobvious9188]

As big as this is, releasing that amount of Helium is insignificant compared to how much is used for party balloons every year, and we will have a regular amount of helium come up out of the earth until the earth can't sustain life anymore. I personally think this is a pretty good use of a resource as long as it stays under the yearly supply we gather. And who knows - maybe they'll eventually have the tech to recompress enough of it just enough to make a descent.

[@KaiseruSoze]

Buoyancy depends on how much air is displaced (Archimedes principle). So instead of releasing the helium into the air, why not compress it into a few carbon fiber tanks or maybe just one? You don't need to do the whole volume - just enough to return home. I'm sure this has been considered... probably cheaper just to lose some helium.. .Fewer moving parts, less weight. etc.

[@JasonB808]

Real reason they are there is to provide entertainment to the “UFO” tourism in Roswell. 😅

[@luvenfuentes3194]

That’s why I love science

[@ovalwingnut]

Ever since my arrest for "flashing" my hanger hasn't been open to the public ether. Just saying Thank you for the video YOU rock I SUB

[@allisoncolla]

Yaaaaay go Mikkel! Amazing!!❤

[@nordstrom7770]

Competition to starlink is good for consumers

[@trkoo]

Isnt this similar to google loom project?

[@WanderingExistence]

My question is, how prone to weather conditions is it?

[@jezza6575]

It’s far to high to be affected by weather, and obviously they would not launch or land it during unfavorable weather events.

[@eSKAone-]

​@@jezza6575how prone to weather is the internet connection then?

[@TheTanman412]

I love how helium or hydrogen powered/assisted vehicles only become more and more solar and battery integrated with time. Soon the cost of solar battery, energy density, and weight will be improved so much there will be no reason to include hybrid systems or other forms of propulsion.

[@n9ne]

weird i was thinking of this idea like a couple days ago i had no idea it existed

[@Kx0195]

I see a dystopian future where the sky is filled with these with high res cameras and electronic communication gathering equipment to keep us under control 😂

[@rowshambow]

Why would they use blimps? Microdrones that look like house flies will do a better job

[@NextNate03]

Have you heard of Satellites? They been doing that for 50+ years.

[@NewMateo]

World mobile token has been doing this for years. I think most of zanzibar is used high altitude networks.

[@hgallegos915]

Project loon?

[@JohnsonLimerstine]

Skynet

[@tryknight1426]

Starlink is working through the final tests and approvals for direct to cell connections. I love competition but this will be useless as soon as starlink (and maybe even blue in the future) turn on direct to cell.

[@ShannonJosephGlomb]

yeah and especially how cheap rooftop dishes will become as it gets more common like direct link to cell outside and wifi ect... for inside communication so yeah your right :) perhaps companies like this should still recieve all the funding they need just in case more used methods become redundant and you know the saying better to have it and not need it then to need it and not have it right :)

[@NextNate03]

I don't think Satellite phones are going to take off anytime soon. Why? Satellite phones has been around for 25+ years and still hasn't taking off. Maybe a hybrid model like the new IPhones and Google phones uses would be perfect. If you do don't a cellphone single, you could connect to Satellites for emergencies services like 911.

[@tryknight1426]

@@NextNate03 they are direct to CELLphone. Your current 5g chip can talk directly to starlink satellites as they’re in LEO. It’s just regulatory approvals stopping the service from being turned on for every modern smartphone right now.

[@kashyapchonekar5437]

It's unmaned so why not use hydrogen helium is way too limited and important

[@nicholasvalera1298]

They are blurring the prop in the back

[@rowshambow]

OH IT MUST BE ALIENS THEN 😒

[@Alex-lc1bv]

They didn't do a very good job if it was the prop they were blurring

[@allisoncolla]

They’re blurring part of the hangar for a reason

[@rowshambow]

@@allisoncolla yes, and they uploaded it to youtube instead of just using a different angle lol to wind up conspiracy nuts

[@chikanojuarez816]

👏👏👏👏

[@E4S65]

"Satellite companies generally require a dish to access their services where as Sky says it will be capable of beaming Internet directly to users devices no additional hardwire required" Should we tell them about Starlink direct to cell?😅

[@AbiNubli]

We can blame them if the world's helium has ran out

[@nriik4081]

Sooo what happens if a bird with a sharp beak flies into it??

[@DemPilafian]

For a few minutes the bird will chirp in a comically high pitch.

[@fosatech]

youtube comments are really the peak of internet stupidity

[@djksfhakhaks]

Yes. Lets take a finite resource used for life saving medical scans to instead make cell towers cheaper.

[@jeffhaack1325]

Sure for lifting and moving heavy stuff but for comms we have satellites..

[@ValuedTeamMember]

Very COoL "blimpy airship". Just saying

[@hdtravel1]

This is SUPER cool - another great American company innovating - sweet !!!

[@jeremyhunter1459]

Obviously the CEO is unfamiliar with the drones that did indeed stay up and provide Internet/data access after the flooding in Asheville and the mountainous regions.

[@TheJttv]

A tethered, ground powered drone can do most of what this thing aims to do without wasting helium.

[@imatimetraveler5760]

This is in the cyberpunk 2077 game 😂

[@zmblion]

Starlink?

[@TroyRubert]

Starlink direct-to-cell satellites and earth observation will put these guys out of business.

[@jonr6680]

Make your bets now!

[@unseenabyss2824]

We're about to do space.

[@pumpthewater419]

Sounds like a semi-permanent solution until something better comes along.

[@EcoMouseChannel]

The Oracle V.1

[@camdenbehrens]

In a few years it will be like the cyber men doctor who

[@rowshambow]

Did cybermen use blimps? I havent seen that show

[@gerryroberts2897]

Is it just me I don't think I'm the only one that's saying this but they continue to blur out the propulsion system in the back of the airship I don't see why? Did you find it to be very strange that such a company that is not doing anything top secret is hiding the propulsion system because it looks like a typical two-blade rotor🤔

[@TheTanman412]

How to hide a leaf: grow a forest👽🛸

[@gavila222]

WHAT ABOUT LIGHTING

[@NextNate03]

Airplanes get hit by lightning all the time with no issues.

[@TheJoefussGarage]

The one critical element Helium, that we cannot synthesize on our own... And this thing would waste how much of this precious resource with each "mission"? And for what actual gain in the end? A solution, in search of a real need?.. A nice technical achievement, though I cannot see a practical application for it....

[@bostonquad2068]

Aka we are Watching you

[@rosariodagosto6484]

starlink much clearer 😊

[@elitecol69]

Ah so Helium, which we are almost out of and desperately need for medial equipment cooling? Ha yeh Einstein idea

[@rkan2]

Google Loon already figured out untethered loitering above commercial flight altitudes.. Why would you do this?? Patents sure, but otherwise..

[@moontrooper2587]

"Unlike drones, we stay up, and unlike low-Earth orbit satellites, we stay over the same area while they're passing by." Yeah, that's why we have more than one satellite, so you can get global coverage at all times instead of a tiny area so long as the balloon's available, filled with helium, and after it's taken a week to prepare and position.

[@rkan2]

2:55 - He is talking bull, Google Loon had little problems hovering over the target area!

[@briangman3]

Put a 100 small drone on it, then if a threat come it drops them to intercept

[@kingrutse3278]

Lmao power and control 😂

[@briangman3]

@ the USA has a problem we have limited to no defense against small drones! Look up some videos they were flying over the naval bases in the USA recently very bad

[@mikafiltenborg7572]

No hydrogen / 🔥Hindenburg 🔥? 😅

[@AD-xk7pk]

If this succeeds the already depleted helium would suffer. Realeasing helium to descend into the atmosphere sounds like a bad idea, alot of wasted helium in the process and not to mention any possible environmental impact.

[@RBsRealm]

A waste of helium if you ask me.

[@rowshambow]

What is a better use?

[@RBsRealm]

@rowshambow fusion. Helium is non renewable, and significantly rarer than people realise.

[@thewatersavior]

Umm.. isn't helium expensive.. and limited.. and non-renewable? What deh doing about that? I guess never coming down is one solution..

[@CampbellTatham]

He sounds JUST like Elon....

[@peterd.7069]

looks like a flying whale

[@propagandacake]

brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[@nml5536]

most guns aren't rated for those high altitudes. thats why the F22 used the missile.

[@jonathanhughes8679]

Elon’s space X is so good and works so well and it’s still not complete so eventually it’s going to be better And it’s going to get upgrades eventually…. Don’t Helium balloons leak slowly.

[@8k60]

AST SpaceMobile is doing to do this a lot more efficiently. Side note Starlink can't because of interference issues.

[@D0Mlas360]

Didn't Hindenburg do this already?

[@E4S65]

I didn't know the Hindenburg had cell phone antennas

[@headfirst6227]

Filling a need that doesn’t exist. Yes it is a helium blimp. The system is far too fragile and prone to loss. It’s just another eccentric prototype that’s not gonna last.

[@NextNate03]

They probably said the same thing about airplanes. Look at it now.

[@Mackcolak-xf5bk]

@@NextNate03 Blimps have kind of stayed the same during that time, though. Almost no progress.

[@kingrutse3278]

Why would u think that explain

[@damianfitzpatrick3465]

How is this better than starlink?

[@headfirst6227]

@@kingrutse3278 It relies on relatively high maintenance equipment and is much more weather sensitive than established systems. Cellular towers vs airships vs satellites. It doesn't take two seconds to visualize the weakest system.

[@epsilon1670]

Seems like a pretty dumb idea and waste of helium

[@projectz9776]

As i know, helium is very explosive.

[@NextNate03]

😂 No.

[@frankdatank5002]

Stephanie distracts me anyway I am here to say use hydrogen. Don’t waste helium. Let’s be real long term this is not a winner so save the helium earth needs it

[@GroovyVideo2]

fill with natural gas - it floats - dont waste helium -

[@NextNate03]

Natural gas is also non-renewable. They are better off using Hydrogen.

[@DemPilafian]

Every American who watches videos like this is familiar with metric. Information about satellites, the stratosphere, radio waves, etc. should be in metric not imperial. Think metric. Commercial passenger planes fly at 10,000 m and space begins 10x higher at 100 km. Starlink satellites orbit at an altitude of about 550 km.

[@TroyRubert]

Starlink direct-to-cell satellites and earth observation variants will put these guys out of business.