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00 Virtual Museum
- Dr. & Mrs. A. Dale Topping L-T-A Museum Virtual Museum of the Lighter-Tan-Air Society’s Collection
01 Other Museums and Exhibits
- MAPS Air Museum – North Canton, Ohio MAPS Air Museum – Including the Control Car from the Goodyear blimp Spirit of Akron
- Summit Memory View The Lighter Than Air Society’s collection on Summit Memory
03 Associations
- Naval Airship Assn. Home of the Naval Airship Association
- Northeast Ohio Balloon Pilots Association
Author Archives: LighterThanAirSociety
Neutrinos on Ice: Detection Balloon Heads to Antarctica
Source: Scientific American – scientificamerican.com By Katie Mulrey Right now, somewhere in the Milky Way, a proton is traveling though supernova remnant shock waves, bouncing around in extreme magnetic fields and gaining energy and speed. Eventually the proton will gain … Continue reading
Posted in Balloons, Uncategorized
Tagged ANITA III, Antarctica, helium balloon, high altitude helium balloons, NASA, Stratospheric balloon
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NASA floats million-dollar airship prize for 20-20-20 vision
Source: The Register – theregister.co.uk By Richard Chirgwin Balloons wanted: must stay 20km high for 20 hours and return 20kg payload.
Posted in Airships, High Altitude Airships
Tagged airship, high altitude airship, NASA
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Google signs 60-year lease of Navy dirigible hangar
Source: USA Today – usatoday.com By Elizabeth Weise Google has signed a 60-year lease on a former Navy dirigible hangar smack in the middle of Silicon Valley, NASA said.
Posted in Hangars and Sheds, Uncategorized
Tagged Blimp Hangar, Google, Hangar One, Moffett Field, NASA
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New Balloons Take Test Flight Ahead of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Source: CBS New York – newyork.cbslocal.com Six new giant balloons will float down Sixth Avenue in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade this year, and on Saturday they took a test flight at Citi Field in Queens.
Appliances Online Launches Huge Blimp to Symbolize Confidence in Economy
Source: mumbrella.com.au Appliances Online is promoting its brand with a maiden blimp flight of the largest blimp in the Southern hemisphere in an effort to convey the brand’s confidence in the Australian economy.
Posted in Airships, Blimps, Dirigible
Tagged airship, Appliances Online, Australia, blimp
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