Author Archives: LighterThanAirSociety

It’s ’plane to see

Posted on January 27, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Oregon Coast TODAY – oregoncoasttoday.com By Patrick Alexander Tillamook’s air museum has a big future

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Balloon crew aiming to break records at last launches

Posted on January 26, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Albuquerque Journal – abqjournal.com After experiencing delays earlier this month, an international team aiming to break two major ballooning records finally launched a helium-filled balloon Sunday.

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Second Goodyear Airship Being Built at Wingfoot Lake Blimp Base

Posted on January 24, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Akron Beacon Journal – Ohio.com By Jim Mackinnon – Beacon Journal business writer Goodyear has started building a second semi-rigid Zeppelin airship inside its Wingfoot Lake blimp base.

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NASA Study Proposes Airships, Cloud Cities for Venus Exploration

Posted on January 22, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: IEEE Spectrum – spectrum.ieee.org By Evan Ackerman Should crewed exploration of Venus come before we try to go to Mars?

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Goodyear celebrates 60 years of aerial coverage

Posted on January 20, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: insidesocal.com By Jordan England-Nelson The Federal Aviation Administration is still wringing its hands about the commercial use of unmanned aerial vehicles, but manned blimps have had the FAA’s blessing for over half a century.

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