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00 Virtual Museum
- Dr. & Mrs. A. Dale Topping L-T-A Museum Virtual Museum of the Lighter-Tan-Air Society’s Collection
01 Other Museums and Exhibits
- MAPS Air Museum – North Canton, Ohio MAPS Air Museum – Including the Control Car from the Goodyear blimp Spirit of Akron
- Summit Memory View The Lighter Than Air Society’s collection on Summit Memory
03 Associations
- Naval Airship Assn. Home of the Naval Airship Association
- Northeast Ohio Balloon Pilots Association
Category Archives: High Altitude Airships
ESA Reveals Radical Plan to Replace Satellites
Source: Daily Mail – dailymail.co.uk By Cheyenne Macdonald High Altitude Pseudo-Satellites (HAPS) would work best at an altitude of roughly 20 km (12.4 miles) They could maintain position for weeks on end, allowing for continuous coverage from above the cloud … Continue reading
Russian Engineers Develop New Surveillance, Missile Defense Airships
Source: Sputnik International – sputniknews.com Russian engineers are designing new advanced airships which may become a potent element of the country’s anti-ballistic missile defenses.
Can Giant Airships Accelerate to Orbit (JP Aerospace’s Idea)?
Source: Science 2.0 – science20.com By Robert Walker May 3rd 2017 Bottom of Form JP Aerospace is an interesting company – in the city of Rancho Cordova, CA., California.. Their aim is to develop ways to send airships up into … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, High Altitude Airships
Tagged JP Aerospace, LH-1, Lockheed Martin, Orbital Airships
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Thales-Finmeccanica JV-Led Team Gets French Govt Support on Stratobus Airship Development Project
Source: ExecutiveBiz – executivebiz.com By: Jane Edwards A team led by a joint venture of Thales Group and Finmeccanica has received approximately $19.2 million in funds from the French government to conduct research and development work over two years on an autonomous … Continue reading
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Tagged airship, Finmecanica, Stratobus, Thales Group, Thales-Alenia
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NASA competition could net you $1.5M
Source: Network World – networkworld.com NASA exploring Centennial Challenge for airship concepts By Michael Cooney NASA this week said it was considering a new Centennial Challenge: Build and airship capable of long duration flight for scientific missions.
Posted in Airships, High Altitude Airships
Tagged 20-20-20 Airship Challenge, airship, Centennial Challenge, NASA, National
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