NASA’s Wild Airship Idea for Cloud Cities on Venus

Posted on April 22, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

07 HAVOC Airship Entering Venus AtmosphereSource: space.com

By Mike Wall, Space.com Senior Writer

Astronauts could start exploring Venus in the not-too-distant future — as long as they stay high up in the planet’s acid-laced skies.

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Van Wagner Aerial Media Hiring Blimp Crew Members

Posted on April 17, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Van Wagner Aerial MediaHave you dreamed of working as a blimp crew member?

Van Wagner Aerial Media is looking for blimp crew members. See their job posting here.

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Lindstrand Balloons’ Oswestry Factory Closes

Posted on April 15, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

Lindstrand Balloons' factorySource: BBC – bbc.com

A hot air balloon company set up by world record-breaker Per Lindstrand has gone into liquidation with the loss of 19 jobs.

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You Can Now Drink Gin in a Flying Cucumber

Posted on April 14, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

Hendricks 1Source: Forbes – forbes.com

By Allie Early

Dedicated “unusualists” know that William Grant & Sons’ Hendrick’s Gin is no stranger to over-the-top brand events…that being said, this is their craziest (and coolest) venture yet.

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Airlander Receives Environmentally-friendly Transport Funding

Posted on April 14, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

The AirlanderSource: Flightglobal.com

By Beth Stevenson

Furthering its campaign to raise the required funds to bring its Airlander 10 airship to flight, Hybrid Air Vehicles has received a €2.5 million ($2.7 million) EU grant that is awarded to environmentally-friendly transport projects.

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