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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
Second and Largest Stratospheric Balloon launched from Timmins, Ontario
Source : Canadian Space Agency Following a favorable weather briefing, the go-ahead was given for a launch shortly after midnight Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on Saturday, September 14, 2013.
42nd Annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta to be held October 5 – 13, 2013
Once again Albuquerque, New Mexico will be hosting the International Balloon Fiesta. This colorful event will present a number of events over a nine day period.
Balloonist’s Dream of Maine-to-Europe Flight Ends Quickly
Source: The Kennebec Journal, Augusta ME kjonline.com By Eric Russell Jonathan Trappe was trying to become the first to cross the Atlantic using a cluster of helium-filled balloons, but had to land Thursday night in Newfoundland.
High-altitude balloon launched from Timmins, Ont., lands in Quebec
Source: ctvnews.ca The Canadian Space Agency says the first stratospheric balloon successfully launched in Canada has landed in northwestern Quebec.
First Stratospheric Balloon Launches from Timmins, Canada
Source: Canadian Space Agency At 8:39 PM (Eastern Daylight Time), the Canadian Space Agency tweeted: “Launched! The balloon is on its way to reach the stratosphere. It will be reaching its planned ceiling of 31.5 km in approximately 2 hours.”