Source: 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.
Source: seacoastonline.com
Research group airs aerostat over Portsmouth [NH] airport.
Those wondering what the blimp is that has been hovering over Portsmouth International Airport now have the answer.
Source: ExecutiveBiz – executivebiz.com
By: Jane Edwards
A team led by a joint venture of Thales Group and Finmeccanica has received approximately $19.2 million in funds from the French government to conduct research and development work over two years on an autonomous airship.
Source: Airways News – airwaysnews.com
By: Alan Dron
Dubai, already a huge aviation hub that is forecast to draw an astonishing 37.5% of its entire GDP from aviation-related activities by 2020, is on the verge of adding another string to its bow with the start of hybrid airship activities there.
Source: BOB fm Home Counties – bobfm.co.uk
The Airlander 10 airship, based in Bedfordshire, has been officially named ‘The Martha Gwyn’ by the Duke of Kent…