The Forgotten Sport of Balloon Jumping

Posted on May 20, 2016 by LighterThanAirSociety

balloon jumping cropSource: Air and Space Magazine – airspacemag.com

By Edward Brooke-Hitching

For some reason this bizarre pastime never really took off.

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Your Summer Guide to Spotting Blimps

Posted on May 13, 2016 by LighterThanAirSociety

05 MetLife blimpsSource: Atlas Obscura – atlasobscura.com

by Cara Giaimo

There are only six true blimps left in the U.S.

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Grey Goose Boards a Dirigible in One of the Year’s Most Fantastical Spots

Posted on May 13, 2016 by LighterThanAirSociety

Grey Goose DirigibleSource: AdWeek – adweek.com

By Angela Natividad

Not a magic carpet ride, but pretty close

Movie night with friends reaches epic heights in Grey Goose’s latest chapter of the “Fly Beyond” campaign from BBDO.

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The world’s largest – and British-built – aircraft set to dominate the skies at Farnborough

Posted on May 12, 2016 by LighterThanAirSociety

01 The AirlanderSource: The Telegraph – telegraph.co.uk

By Alan Tovey

One of the world’s largest – and British-made – aircraft could be dominating the skies over Hampshire in July with the giant Airlander airship taking part in the Farnborough airshow.

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Ballooning Expectations: New Approach for Astronomy

Posted on May 8, 2016 by LighterThanAirSociety

Space-based large balloon reflectorSource: Space Daily – spacedaily.com

Decades ago when he was in grade school, Christopher Walker stepped outside with his father to see the NASA all-aluminized Echo balloon cross the nighttime sky in Earth’s orbit. That early space spectacle stuck with him, he explains, and unknowingly, was a reflection on his future.

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