Source: New Museum Los Gatos – numulosgatos.org
The Grand Opening of the New Museum – Los Gatos (NUMU) will be held on Saturday, June 6, 2015. In honor of the GRAND OPENING Saturday June 6, 2015, NUMU will be hosting a FREE DAY for all, with fun activities and five new exhibitions, including Giants in the Sky: The Rise and Fall of Airships which will run from June 6, 2015 to September 27, 2015.
After having experimented with a series of small Pony blimps in the early 1920’s, The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company of Akron, Ohio designed the first blimp to be inflated with helium. The Pilgrim was completed on May 25, 1925 and made first flight on June 3. Continue reading
Source: Akron Beacon Journal – ohio.com
By Jim Mackinnon
Keep your eyes peeled on the Akron-area skies in the upcoming weeks: You should spy two Goodyear airships flying around.
Meanwhile, Goodyear’s California-based blimp will be retiring later this summer.
Source: PCMag.com
By David Murphy
Google’s Internet-delivering stratospheric balloons now need far fewer ground stations for their connections.
Source: Air & Space Magazine – airspacemag.com
By Mark Betancourt
Companies on both sides of the Atlantic are building capsules to carry you into the stratosphere.