Getting the low-density supersonic decelerator (LDSD) vehicle to test altitude

Pumping helium into balloonSource: phys.org

By Keith Koehler

In June NASA will conduct the second flight of the Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) test vehicle from the U.S. Navy Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) located on the Island of Kauai, Hawaii.

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The Hindenburg Disaster as Reported by the New York Daily News on May 7, 1937

02 Page 1sqSource: New York Daily News – nydailynews.com

(Originally published by the Daily News on May 7, 1937.)

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‘Super-Sized’ Blimp over Houston – This Forgotten Day

McBlimpSource: Houston Chronicle – chron.com

By Bryan Kerr

May 1, 1986:

On this day, the McDonald’s “McBlimp” arrived in Houston to help celebrate the Texas Sesquicentennial.

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See What It’s Like To Drive A Blimp To Work Every Day

how_to_be_a_blimp_pilot-1 VWSource: Van Wagner Aerial Media

On April 29th, the New York Post published an inside look into what it is like to be a blimp pilot. Van Wagner Aerial Media’s very own Terry Dillard, Chief Captain of MetLife Blimp Snoopy One, took the New York Post team for a ride in the airship and discussed what it’s like to pilot one of the most recognizable dirigibles in the world.

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Per Lindstrand to Build Balloons in Shropshire Again

Per LindstrandSource: Shropshire Star – shropshirestar.com

Shropshire’s world record setting balloonist Per Lindstrand is to start manufacturing hot air balloons in the county again.

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