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Skydiver Fearless Felix jumps from 18 miles up

Source: Seattlepi.com MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer Wednesday, July 25, 2012 Skydiver “Fearless Felix” Baumgartner has done it again. On Wednesday, Baumgartner took another stratospheric leap, this time from an altitude of more than 18 miles (29 kms) — an estimated … Continue reading

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The New Zealand Film Festival Presents Movie About the The Flight of the Airship ‘Norge’ over the Arctic Ocean

The New Zealand 2012 International Film Festival is screening a Norwegian documentary about the flight of the Italian airship Norge over the North Pole. The following is the description of the film from the festival’s website:

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Moffett Field’s Hangar One Stripped to the Bone, Renovation Plans Stalled

Source: KQED.org – NPR Northern California By Peter Jon Shuler The steel frame of the historic Hangar One, the 1930s airship station at Moffett Field in Mountain View, looms like the silver bones of a giant prehistoric beast.  And for … Continue reading

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Airship memorabilia collection set to fetch £1million at auction

Source: thesun.co.uk  by Fran Wetzel A British pensioner is selling his 15-ton collection of airship memorabilia that includes scorched letters found on board the ill-fated Hindenburg.

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Historic hangar at Cardington faces an uncertain future

Source: bedfordshire-news.co.uk Supporters of an historic airship shed say it’s vital the structure is restored as quickly as possible. Last weekend a hole was spotted at the top of Shed 1 at Cardington, thought to have been caused by strong … Continue reading

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