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60th Annual Banquet and Silent Auction a Success ! On Saturday, November 10, 2012 The Lighter-Than-Air Society hosted its 60th Annual Banquet and Silent Auction. The event, held at the University of Akron’s Paul Martin Center was a resounding success. Thank … Continue reading →

Source: Ashbury Park Press By Kristi Funderburk SEASIDE HEIGHTS — Seventy-five years after the Hindenburg disaster in Lakehurst, three people stood inside an otherwise empty beach bar to discuss the role the weather played in the airship tragedy.

Source: wired.com By Robert Beckhusen The military’s distant dream of a floating eye in the sky may have become even more distant.

Source: bedfordshire-news.co.uk The council’s building department has been awarded a contract to monitor the refurbishment of the historic Shed One at Cardington after a hole was spotted in the roof in July.

Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting By Kristian Foden-Vencil An Oregon company is building a new high-altitude ballooning station in Tillamook. The Near Space Corporation is spending $6.9 million to build a factory and ballooning station at the Port of Tillamook Airport … Continue reading →