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Solar Electric Hybrid Airship UAV Development Advances

Source: Aero News Network Four Months On-station Persistence PredictedGlobal Near Space Services (GNSS) of Colorado Springs, CO, and Bye Aerospace of Denver, CO, jointly announced continued progress in the development of a unique solar-electric-powered airship named StarLight.

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NASA Pimps a 246-Foot Blimp

Sourced: Wired.com By Ben Paynter – Wired  This spring NASA plans to test its first starshade—a disk-shaped screen that blocks light from the atmosphere to give astronomers a better view of distant planets.

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Navy airship to be mothballed but could fly again

Source: Asbury Park Press ‘Flying lab’ used for military research, testing By:  Kirk Moore | Staff Writer Just four months after its formal acceptance by the Navy, the MZ-3A airship at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is now to be deflated and … Continue reading

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Autonomous Deployment Demonstration Program Completes Flight Testing

Source: Naval Research Laboratory   The Naval Research Laboratory Vehicle Research Section has successfully completed flight tests for the Autonomous Deployment Demonstration (ADD) program. The final demonstration took place Sept. 1 at the Yuma Proving Grounds, Yuma, Ariz., and consisted … Continue reading

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Orange County panel approves Tustin hangar park plan

Source: The Orange County Register By Elysse James / The Orange County Register Regional park plan includes a water polo and ice hockey rink on the former Tustin Marine base. TUSTIN – The Orange County Parks Commission has approved a … Continue reading

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