Loon

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Loon’s mission is to connect people everywhere. We are pioneering a new era of stratospheric communications to expand Internet access worldwide.

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  1. Mar 1

    Today marks Loon’s final day of providing service in . In the coming months, balloons will be safely returned to the ground. We’re incredibly thankful to our partner and all of Kenya for so warmly welcoming us these past years.

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  2. Jan 21

    Although Loon is going away, our commitment to connectivity isn’t. Today a fund of $10M is being pledged to support nonprofits and businesses focused on connectivity, internet, entrepreneurship and education in Kenya.

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  3. Jan 21

    Loon will continue to provide our pilot service in Kenya until March 1 and we’ll work closely with our partners to ensure operations are wrapped up safely and smoothly.

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  4. Jan 21

    We’re sad to share that Loon’s journey is coming to an end. Thank you to everyone who believed in us and our mission of connecting people everywhere.

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  5. 2 Dec 2020

    Today in the journal we’re outlining our work w/ to develop a balloon navigation system using reinforcement learning. Together, we built a machine that is capable of building new navigation systems faster & better than we humans can.

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  6. 1 Dec 2020

    Today we’re giving you a tour of Loon Labs where we innovate, tinker, test and create the technology to deliver around the world. Few outside Loon have been invited in and we’re excited to share with you!

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    22 Nov 2020

    We’re delighted to see X graduate Loon's fleet of stratosphere-surfing internet balloons named one of 's 100 best inventions. Congratulations, !

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  8. 24 Nov 2020

    Congratulations to Jennifer Miller, Loon’s General Counsel, for receiving an award from Women, Influence and Power in Law!

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  9. 19 Nov 2020

    We’re so honored to be chosen as one of ’s 100 best inventions of 2020! What started as a and is now a reality providing to places around the world that are underserved.

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  10. 17 Nov 2020

    Very often our landing zones are in beautiful, remote places and occasionally are so remote that a helicopter is required for balloon retrieval. Here’s our recovery team picking up a balloon to take back to Loon labs for analysis, reuse and recycling.

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  11. 12 Nov 2020

    When a Loon balloon lands, recovery experts are stationed around the world to collect the balloon & components for analysis and recycling. This balloon flew in the for 223 days before coming to a in .

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  12. 10 Nov 2020

    How do we safely land a Loon balloon? ✅ Coordinate w/ local air traffic control ✅ Navigate to pre-designated landing zone ✅ Release the lift gas ✅ Deploy a parachute ✅ Slowly descend to the ground ✅ Recover balloon for recycling and reuse

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  13. 9 Nov 2020

    Our automated software helps our balloons navigate, doing what humans can’t; diving deep into weather forecast data to build maps that show a path through the changing winds. Below is one of these maps. The blue areas represent the fastest route from to .

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    30 Oct 2020

    This is a potential game changer with huge applications for and beyond. Afloat for 312 days, this platform can carry instruments and enable long time observations without the cost of having to go to space.

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  15. 30 Oct 2020

    How it started/How it ended in a controlled landing 312 days later.

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  16. 29 Oct 2020

    Our first balloons lasted for mere hours. So how did we get to in the ? Lots of experimentation, including pressure tests like this one. More on our learning and development process here:

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  17. 28 Oct 2020

    A new record: 312 days of balloon flight in the . and one trip around the globe.

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  18. 27 Oct 2020

    Our flight systems are closely monitored by engineers, but they navigate autonomously. It was both a surprise and a delight to discover that our balloons learned how to tack, just like a sailboat, moving back and forth to take advantage of optimal winds. 

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  19. 22 Oct 2020

    Think that connectivity from the is crazy? 30 yrs ago there were no mobile networks. 12 yrs ago there were barely any smartphones. One day soon we’ll look back & struggle to remember a time when there were no internet balloons.

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  20. 21 Oct 2020

    The internet feels ubiquitous but it’s not — 3.8 billion lack access. Ground-based infrastructure like fiber has advantages but it doesn’t reach everywhere. We’re harnessing the communications sweet spot that is the to connect people across the world.

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