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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: Balloons
Balloon Space Flight Company Completes Small-Scale Test Flight
Source: Reuters By Karen Brooks An Arizona start-up company says it has successfully completed its first small-scale test flight of a stratospheric balloon and capsule being developed to show tourists a space-like view of the Earth from 19 miles (30 … Continue reading
To Space (Okay, Near-Space) in a Balloon
Source: Air & Space Magazine – airspacemag.com By Mark Karpel A little company dreams of replacing rocket power with buoyancy.
Lifelong love affair with ballooning keeps paraplegic’s spirits flying high
Source: Las Vegas Sun – lasvegassun.com By Brian Nordli Michael Glen is happiest when he’s in his red chair, floating thousands of feet in the air and looking down at the world shrinking beneath his feet.
Posted in Balloons, Hot Air Balloons, Human interest
Tagged Hot air balloons, Michael Glen, Paraplegic balloon pilot
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Japanese website designer takes stunning high altitude balloon photography
Source: japandailypress.com By: John Hofilena Keisuke Iwaya, a 27-year-old engineering graduate from Sapporo, has taken his fascination of outer space to a different level – a higher level – by doing photography way up in the stratosphere.
Chippewa High Physics Students Launch Balloon with Camera into Stratosphere
Source: The Chippewa Herald – chippewa.com By Elizabeth Dohms A few years ago, Chi-Hi physics teacher Nick Gagnon watched a video of an amateur ham radio operator launching and tracking a high-altitude balloon. He thought a project of NASA proportions … Continue reading