Banana floating in the sky

If you happen to live in Texas and happen to see a humongous banana floating in the sky, don’t panic. It is not an invasion of “banana aliens” but rather, a piece of humorous art.

Geostationary Banana Over Texas is an art intervention that involves placing a gigantic banana over Texas sky. The object will float between the high atmosphere and Earth’s low orbit, being visible only from the state of Texas and its surroundings. From the ground, the banana will be clearly visible day and night; it will stay up for approximately one month.

Basically the banana will be constructed like a blimp. Filled with helium, it will float between 30 and 50 km up in the sky. It will have a semi-rigid structure made of bamboo and a skin made with synthetic paper. Thanks to an extra load in gas and a valve system, it will keep its shape at all times. The final size of the piece will be 300 meters in length. The expected launching date is August 2008 from around Baja or Sonora, north-west of Mexico. The total cost of this project is roughly estimated at one million dollars.

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Tags: Art | Banana | Floating