StratoBus -- halfway between a drone and a satellite

Think of the possibilities...

The StratoBus project may immediately call to mind Google's Project Loon. But the advantage of StratoBus is that it offers long endurance and complete autonomy from a fixed position, while the high-altitude balloons in Loon move around the Earth and will offer only limited autonomy. StratoBus, a surprising vehicle halfway between a drone and a satellite, will be able to carry out a wide range of missions, including observation, security, telecommunications, broadcasting and navigation... and it offers a lifespan of five year.

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Satellite Movie Sees Record-Breaking Hurricane Patricia

Hold onto your hats!! According to nasa.gov:

On October 22, Patricia was a Category one hurricane. By 8 a.m. EDT on October 23, 2015, the National Hurricane Center reported Patricia became the strongest eastern north pacific hurricane on record with sustained winds near 200 mph.

An animation of images captured from October 20 to 23 from NOAA's GOES-West satellite showed Hurricane Patricia intensify within 24 hours and develop a clear eye near the coast of western Mexico. The animation was created at NASA/NOAA GOES Project at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland.

NASA.gov Video

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From @CNN, these are the strongest hurricane's in history. Hope everyone is safe. #HurricanePatricia pic.twitter.com/1tV2IK9Prt

— Rishi Talati™ (@MrTalati) October 24, 2015

Just look at the sheer size of #HurricanePatricia pic.twitter.com/itoDxSkLZ4

— World Pictures (@Iandscaped) October 24, 2015

How it looks inside #HurricanePatricia pic.twitter.com/Lj2Av66t2H

— Gabriella (@kissmymistakes) October 23, 2015