The United States recently shot down a Chinese "weather" balloon that was flying over the country, but were they legally allowed to do so and what are the history of balloons in the US?
With recent news of a Chinese "weather" balloon traversing over the United States, and the revelation that there's another one floating across Latin America I thought we'd take a look at the history of balloons, some interesting facts surrounding them and what the laws are about flying a balloon over another country's air space.
A Brief History Of Balloons
The exact origins of balloons aren't known but they can be traced back over 2000 years to the Han Dynasty in (ironically) China.
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