Global Helium Summit 2.0

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Final Agenda Confirmed for Helium Summit

There is less than one month left until the gasworld Global Helium Summit 2.0 titled ‘Markets Returning to Equilibrium’ taking place in New Jersey, US, from 12-13 September, 2016.

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A 21st century renaissance in high altitude ballooning

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By S. Alan Stern

High altitude ballooning has begun to undergo a renaissance that is creating exciting new capabilities, therefore enabling a wide array of new applications of interest to researchers and entrepreneurs in many fields.

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Office building redo: Blimp on top?

01 The Gas and Electric BuildingSource: The San Diego Union-Tribune – sandiegouniontribune.com

By Roger Showley

The future of the former SDG&E/Sempra building downtown could include a blimp on the roof, an 18-story climbing wall or a reworked exterior to let in fresh air.

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Russia Considers Pioneering $200bln Airship Scheme

Scrnshot 10sSource: The Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com

Russia could soon embrace lighter-than-air aircraft in an ambitious and expensive futuristic transportation project to boost links across remote areas of the country, the Kommersant newspaper reported on Friday.

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Airlander 10: Aircraft Leaves Hangar for First Time

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Watch a video of the Airlander 10 exiting its hangar for the first time at the bottom of this post.

Source: BBC – bbc.com

The world’s longest aircraft has been brought out of its hangar for the first time.

The Airlander 10, a plane-airship hybrid, was piloted out of the UK’s biggest hangar at Cardington Airfield, Bedfordshire, at 04:00 BST on Saturday.

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