World Surveillance Group Inc (fka WSGI)

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How about the company's interpretation?

In closing, Huff added, "Sanswire Networks will float Sanswire II, the technology Demonstrator in February. Sanswire II has been equipped with the latest technology and our plans are to break the world high altitude record for rigid airships as we put the airship through its paces in 90 days of testing.

Sanswire Networks LLC subsidiary has successfully floated the Sanswire II Technology Demonstrator Airship in Palmdale, California. This initial testing phase marks the first test of many currently planned for the program. This first phase will test the integrated subsystems within the Stratellite.

Engineer's rendering of the Sanswire II Stratellite

The Stratellite is being designed and tested to operate at an altitude of between 55,000 and 65,000 feet utilizing onboard Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) systems in order to achieve and maintain its on-station position for months at a time.

But, you gotta love this quote from two years ago:

Timothy Huff, CEO of GlobeTel, assured investors the delay is now down to a few weeks, not a few months, and once the tests have begun, the company will provide unclassified pictures and data to shareholders as the information becomes available.

http://www.satnews.com/stories2006/2948.htm

Personally, I think the whole issue is moot. Whether you call it mid-altitude or high-altitude, I've not seen any evidence of it reaching any higher than 100 feet.

From the videos provided to date, it appears that Sans/TAO opted to only fill the SAS-51 with helium for their latest demonstration in Stuttgart. The Strat presentation was only, "theoretical." Judging the lack of bodies in the viewing area (that the SAS-51 video picked up), they must of had a lot of invitees not show.

I wonder why Globetel never attempted to install a HotZone on the Sky Dragon when they were flying it around back in 2005.