NASA-Funded Science Balloons Launch in Antarctica

01 NASA mission launch between Dec. 27, 2013, and Jan. 30, 2014Source: nasa.gov

By: Karen C. Fox, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center

In the bright light of Antarctica’s summer sun, a NASA mission launched its first 18 science balloons between Dec. 27, 2013, and Feb. 2, 2014. Continue reading →

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Cardington Airship Shed Site’s 592 New Homes Approved

Cardington HangarsSource: BBC News – bbc.co.uk

Bedford Borough Council has approved two developments of just under 600 homes on a former airfield site in Bedfordshire.

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Meet the man who made the Goodyear blimp a sports icon

02 mickey whitmanSource: The University of Akron

On Thursday, February 13, at 3:30 PM, Mickey Wittman will make a presentation at The University of Akron.

On December 18, 2013, Wittman was inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame for his groundbreaking work to make the “blimp shot” the gold standard of major sports broadcasts.

Seating will be limited and reservations (through The University of Akron) are recommended.

Click here to read more about this event.

Source: The University of Akron

Click here to read about Mickey Wittman’s induction into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame.

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Oversize Cargo – The New Goodyear Passenger Gondola

Crate squareSource: Zeppelin Brief

With the sale in 2011 of three Zeppelin NTs to Goodyear, the U.S. tire manufacturer, Zeppelin Luftschiff-technik GmbH & Co. (ZLT) landed the largest contract in its history. Continue reading →

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Did You Know the Lizard Peninsula Was Home to a World War I Airship Base?

01 Mullion 1_10Source: The Packet – falmouthpacket.co.uk

As the anniversary of the outbreak of the Great War approaches, The Packet looks back a how an airship base near Mullion played a key role in defending shipping from the German submarine threat. Continue reading →

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