Near-Space Tourism Takes Off

Posted on January 2, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Earth curvatureSource: outsideonline.com

By: Daniel D. Snyder

U.S. firm will fly you 19 miles up for $75K Continue reading →

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An Excerpt from the FAO Schwarz Spring/Summer 1911 Catalog

Posted on December 26, 2013 by LighterThanAirSociety

Fao Schwarz Catalog CoverSource: blogs.smithsonianmag.com

New York at Christmas time evokes many memories but as a child it meant a visit to FAO Schwarz, the oldest toy store in the United States. When a 1911 catalog from the famed toy store landed in the Book Conservation Lab it was like an early Christmas present! Continue reading →

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An Airship Has Landed at Cardington Shed 1

Posted on December 26, 2013 by LighterThanAirSociety

00 SquareSource: Bedford Times & Citizen – BedfordToday.co.uk

Famous for airships, the Cardington sheds are once again home to a cutting-edge lighter-than-air vehicle which, one day, could take tourists for joyrides. Continue reading →

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The Buoyant Life

Posted on December 20, 2013 by LighterThanAirSociety

01 Haimo Wendelstein of Germany, airship pilotSource: AirSpaceMag.com

By Perry Turner – Courtesy Bayer AG

Airship pilot Haimo Wendelstein reflects on one of the mellowest forms of flying. Continue reading →

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Surveillance Blimp Will Help Police Border

Posted on December 20, 2013 by LighterThanAirSociety

Peñitas Aerostat sqSource: Valley Morning Star

By Dan Santella – The Monitor

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s … no, it’s a Border Patrol blimp. Mobile, unmanned, aerial security surveillance has arrived in the Rio Grande Valley. Continue reading →

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