19-02-2016 14:21 via indianexpress.com

Google’s Project Loon internet balloon ‘crashes’ in maiden Sri Lanka test flight

Google’s Project Loon internet balloon crashed in a Sri Lankan tea plantation during its maiden test flight
A Google balloon, part of the company’s high-speed Internet service known as “Project Loon”, crashed in a Sri Lankan tea plantation during its maiden test flight, local police said today.
Villages found the deflated balloon with its electronic equipment in the island’s central tea-growing region of Gampola on Wednesday night, an officer told AFP.
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