Source: AP – ap.org
A blimp-shaped airship billed as the world’s largest aircraft has taken off for the first time, days after an earlier attempt was scuttled by a last-minute technical hitch.
Engines roaring, the 302-foot (92-meter) Airlander 10 rose slowly into the air Wednesday from an airfield 45 miles (73 kilometers) north of London.
Source: gasworld conferences – gasworldconferences.com
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.
Source: The Space Review & Space News – thespacereview.com
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.
Source: 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.
Source: 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.