Army’s Giant Spy Blimp Plan for Afghanistan Set Adrift

Posted on October 23, 2012 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: wired.com

By Robert Beckhusen

The military’s distant dream of a floating eye in the sky may have become even more distant. Continue reading →

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Council experts monitor airship shed restoration at Cardington

Posted on October 18, 2012 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: bedfordshire-news.co.uk

The council’s building department has been awarded a contract to monitor the refurbishment of the historic Shed One at Cardington after a hole was spotted in the roof in July. Continue reading →

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High Altitude Ballooning Business Builds Station in Tillamook

Posted on October 17, 2012 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting

By Kristian Foden-Vencil

An Oregon company is building a new high-altitude ballooning station in Tillamook. The Near Space Corporation is spending $6.9 million to build a factory and ballooning station at the Port of Tillamook Airport Business Park. Continue reading →

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Zeppelin Gets a Visit from a Little Brother

Posted on October 17, 2012 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Südkurier Online

A ZDF crew films in Friedrichshafen for a documentary on the Rhine. With a ten-meter long blimp they made completely new aerial photography of the river. Highlight of the shoot was the visit of the Mini-Zeppelin with its big brother, the Zeppelin NT in Friedrichshafen. Continue reading →

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Bigfoot Research Gets Lift from Stealth Airship

Posted on October 17, 2012 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: LiveScience.com

Past expeditions to find conclusive evidence for the existence of Bigfoot have at least two things in common: They were unsuccessful, and they were ground-based. Continue reading →

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