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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.