Now with more pictures (see the end of the story for a link to a photo gallery).
Source: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Construction project for faster, larger airship moves ahead with installation of envelope over rigid internal framework
Source: Zero2infinity (0ll00.com)
Barcelona-based company zero2infinity has successfully launched its newest prototype, the microbloon 2.0, to the edge of Space at almost 32km (105,000 ft.) altitude, that is, above 99% of the mass of the atmosphere. Continue reading
By: Colin Druce-McFadden
The Aether, a decidedly futuristic sky-liner, is designer Mac Byers’ idea of what luxury travel will look like in the years to come. Based on sci-fi starships and the airships of the last century, the overall look of Byers’ airship is akin to an upmarket version of the GR-75 transports used by Star Wars‘ Rebel Alliance. Continue reading
On July 4th, the Aeros Project Pelican demonstrator moved outside of the hangar at Tustin, California where the airship is being built. Continue reading
By: Megan Garber
A way to get 99 % of the way into space, at 1 % of the cost of a satellite. Continue reading