BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 03:09:00
This type of balloon, a latex balloon, is a standard weather balloon that weather services around the world use. it's kind of tan, it's made out of latex rubber. a research balloon going longer distances with larger payloads, these are about 60 feet in diameter stressed out, but is made out of thin film poly. and this is what we're seeing the pictures of this balloon from china. so it looks like it isn't being floated on a traditional weather balloon, but on a research or high altitude military balloon. so what would this balloon consist of, john? well, the balloon itself is just a polyethylen...