$35-million airship damaged after part of hangar’s roof collapses

1543541_ME_RoofCollapse__Source: Los Angeles Times

By Adolfo Flores

Worldwide Aeros officials say helium released from the airship forced an evacuation of the building, but the damage to the military prototype is ‘repairable.’

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British Columbia man heading to Brazil for balloon championship

Dozens of balloons were launched from High RiverSource: CTV News

By: Colleen Schmidt

The 2013 Canadian Hot Air Balloon competition was held in High River over the weekend and the winner will represent Canada at the world championship in South America next year.

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New breakthrough in condenser technology can help in generation of more power and flying airships

Airship over ManhattanSource: Pentagon Post

By Nate Sterling

Engineers at the MIT have developed a technology which can increase the efficiency of a kit which finds extensive use in many technologies.

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Cloud Lab Floats across Texas

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On Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, Cloud Lab, the world’s largest airship, stopped at Scholes International Airport in Galveston as it is flying coast-to-coast across the U.S. on a month-long expedition for the BBC Two series.

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Zero2Infinity, a New Way for Space Tourism

slide_1Source: Space Safety Magazine

By Matteo Emanuelli

During the annual Space Generation Congress held in Beijing from the 19th to 21st of September by the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC), Space Safety Magazine met Lluc Palerm, a young engineer and winner of the “$pace is Business” competition where he presented an interesting paper on how microsatellites and the advent of microlaunchers could disrupt the satellite industry. Palerm currently works at Zero2Infinity, a Spanish start-up that is trying challenge Virgin Galactic and Space Expedition Corporation with an innovative idea on “space” tourism using stratospheric balloons. Continue reading

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