Patent 11780552 was granted and assigned to Space Perspective on October, 2023 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A balloon system, preferably including a balloon and a payload. A balloon, preferably including a plurality of gores, a plurality of load members, and an apex fitting. A method of balloon system operation, preferably including deflating a balloon, and optionally including operating the balloon system in flight and/or landing the balloon system.