Why go through all this trouble when there's this?
https://www.amprius.com/amprius-silicon-nanowire-lithium-ion...
While 25 days is the record, I'm sure this thing can remain aloft for at least a week at a time.
To me the solution from the article appears expensive and suspiciously deathray-ish.
Noone is going to deploy satellite network just to power some semi-gliders.
I checked and the Zephyr S has a 5kg payload - not much, but enough for instrumentation. And they're making an even bigger one.
Why go through all this trouble when there's this?
https://www.amprius.com/amprius-silicon-nanowire-lithium-ion...
While 25 days is the record, I'm sure this thing can remain aloft for at least a week at a time.
To me the solution from the article appears expensive and suspiciously deathray-ish.