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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
Zhuhai Air Show to Feature Chinese Typhoon-Resistant Airship
Source: Want China Times – wantchinatimes.com An airship developed by the state-owned China Electronics Technology Group Corporation that can hover 1,000 meters above the ground for more than two weeks is set to debut at this year’s Zhuhai Airshow in … Continue reading
The Reusable Balloon-Based Telescope
Source: Engineering.com By: Kyle Maxey Astronomers may have a new method for observing the Universe’s vast history thanks to a telescope design that blends the best of ground and space-based telescopes.
Posted in Balloons, Uncategorized
Tagged helium balloon, high altitude helium balloons, NASA, Stratospheric balloon, telescope
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The Graf Zeppelin’s First intercontinental Flight (1928) and the World’s First Aerial Stowaway
Source: CNN Travel – cnn.com/travel The World’s First Aerial Stowaway In 1928, 19-year-old Clarence Terhune became a sensation in Germany, after stowing away on the return leg of the maiden flight of the Graf Zeppelin, flying from Lakehurst, New Jersey … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, History, Rigid airship
Tagged aerial stowaway, airship, Clarence Terhune, Graf Zeppelin, zeppelin
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Step on the Gas
Source: Albuquerque Journal – abqjournal.com By Tania Soussan The differences between gas and hot-air balloons go much deeper than looks. From the physics of getting up and down to the strategy of pulling off a good flight, gas balloons don’t … Continue reading
Capsule that could take Singaporean into space unveiled
Source: Channel NewsAsia – channelnewsasia.com Lim Seng, founder of local company IN.Genius, has unveiled a space capsule which he hopes will send the first Singaporean into space next year – as a birthday gift for the nation’s 50th birthday.
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