Google signs 60-year lease of Navy dirigible hangar

Posted on November 11, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

NASA's Hangar One at Moffett FieldSource: USA Today – usatoday.com

By Elizabeth Weise

Google has signed a 60-year lease on a former Navy dirigible hangar smack in the middle of Silicon Valley, NASA said.

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New Balloons Take Test Flight Ahead of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Posted on November 10, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

thomas-the-tank-engineSource: CBS New York – newyork.cbslocal.com

Six new giant balloons will float down Sixth Avenue in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade this year, and on Saturday they took a test flight at Citi Field in Queens.

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Appliances Online Launches Huge Blimp to Symbolize Confidence in Economy

Posted on November 9, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Picture1Source: mumbrella.com.au

Appliances Online is promoting its brand with a maiden blimp flight of the largest blimp in the Southern hemisphere in an effort to convey the brand’s confidence in the Australian economy.

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Zhuhai Air Show to Feature Chinese Typhoon-Resistant Airship

Posted on November 8, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

The airshipSource: Want China Times – wantchinatimes.com

An airship developed by the state-owned China Electronics Technology Group Corporation that can hover 1,000 meters above the ground for more than two weeks is set to debut at this year’s Zhuhai Airshow in Guangdong province, reports China’s official newswire Xinhua.

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The Reusable Balloon-Based Telescope

Posted on November 3, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

NASA¹s Balloon Observation Platform for Planetary ScienceSource: Engineering.com

By: Kyle Maxey

Astronomers may have a new method for observing the Universe’s vast history thanks to a telescope design that blends the best of ground and space-based telescopes.

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