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Hi guys, Wacky idea, Could we use a combination of balloons and spacecraft to place objects into orbit? A balloon could be used to attain altitude and reduce air resistance but the problem faced is that we need to reach a high velocity to escape the Earth's gravitational field. The...

Wacky idea Hi guys, I've just been reading this blog and it looks like with a balloon we can get altitude and reduce air resistance for launch but the problem faced is that we need to reach a high velocity to escape the Earth's gravitational field. The only way we know how to produce this...