Lifelong love affair with ballooning keeps paraplegic’s spirits flying high

03 Michael Glen - burnerSource: Las Vegas Sun – lasvegassun.com

By Brian Nordli

Michael Glen is happiest when he’s in his red chair, floating thousands of feet in the air and looking down at the world shrinking beneath his feet.

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Local [Akron] history: Blimp innovation was a flash of brilliance

02 GY blimp Puritan uses its Trans-Lux signSource: Akron Beacon Journal

By Mark J. Price

In the world of advertising, where the sky’s the limit, the Goodyear blimp took marketing to the next level.

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WWI airship R34 arrived too late to see action

The R34 arrives in Long Island in the United States after crossing the Atlantic in 1919Source: eveningtimes.co.uk

By: Stef Lach

She was the majestic airship built in Renfrewshire to aid the First World War effort – but this lady arrived a little too late to the party.

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Incredible Technology: Inflatable Aircraft Could Cruise Venus Skies

Artist's concept of an inflatable airshipSource: Space.com

A big robotic airship could ply the skies of Venus for up to a year, giving scientists an unprecedented look at Earth’s hellishly hot “sister planet,” the craft’s developers say. Continue reading

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How Airships Are Set To Revolutionize Science

AirshipSource: MIT Technology Review – technologyreview.com

Airships can patrol the upper atmosphere, monitoring the ground or peering at the stars for a fraction of a cost of satellites, according to a new report. All that’s needed is a prize to kick-start innovation. Continue reading

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