In September we posted an article about the arrival of the first pieces for Goodyear’s new Zeppelin airships. The following is an article published last August in the German paper Südkurier reporting on the shipment of these parts from the Zeppelin factory in Friedrichshafen. Continue reading
A Zeppelin NT, with a price tag of about € 16.8 million (US$ 22.7 million), will be flying over Paris starting in 2013.
Felix Baumgartner, with the support of the Red Bull Stratos made his record setting skydive on Sunday, October 14.
Source: Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, Inc
World’s Largest Ballooning Event Takes to Skies October 6-14
The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta celebrates its 41st event with over 500 hot air balloons representing 19 countries. Continue reading
Former employees launch Stratus Aerospace, LLC.
Mav6 announced that it has divested its airship business to narrow its technology focus. The Vicksburg, Mississippi-based defense technology company had leveraged this capability to execute work on the Blue Devil Block 2 system — a long endurance airship integrated with advanced sensor payloads built for the US Air Force. The USAF ultimately cancelled the program. Continue reading