Google Spins Off Internet Balloon Project

Source: The Telegraph – telegraph.co.uk

By Joseph Archer

Google’s plans for a fleet of stratospheric space balloons beaming internet to remote corners of the world have moved a step closer after its parent company Alphabet spun off the project as a separate business.

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KT unveils airship drone for use in 5G emergency network

Source: ZDNet – zdnet.com

By Cho Mu-Hyun    June 25, 2018    Topic: Innovation

The telco’s Skyship Platform features an airship drone that will scan for mobile signals of those in need of rescue.

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Lock Failure Caused Airlander Collapse at Bedfordshire Base

Source: BBC News – bbc.co.uk

The world’s longest aircraft detached from its moorings and collapsed after a locking mechanism was not inserted correctly, a report has said.

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Learn More about the Airship ROMA Disaster at This Event

Source: Hampton Newport News Daily – hnndaily.com

The Warwick County Historical Society speaker series will continue with their next topic, The Airship ROMA Disaster in Hampton Roads, on July 18.

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New Zeppelin NT to be Built in Friedrichshafen

Source: Zeppelin Brief

This summer, Zeppelin Luftschiff-technik GmbH (ZLT) will begin re-erecting the Zeppelin NT – msn 004.

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