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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
WASP Gives NASA’s Planetary Scientists New Observation Platform
Source: NASA.gov Scientists who study Earth, the sun and stars have long used high-altitude scientific balloons to carry their telescopes far into the stratosphere for a better view of their targets. Not so much for planetary scientists.
Daredevils Attempt Tightrope Walk Between Two Hot-Air Balloons
Source: dailymail.co.uk By Alex Greig A filmmaker has created a nail biting video of a group of daredevils attempting to tightrope walk between two hot-air balloons.
Posted in Balloons, Hot Air Balloons, News
Tagged Hot air balloons, Skyliners, tightrope, tightrope walking
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India’s First Indigenously Developed Stratospheric Balloon Penetrates into Mesosphere
Source: indiatimes.com Under the High Altitude Balloon Development Project (HAA) a 61,000 m3 (2,154,000 cu ft) balloon indigenously developed in India at Balloon Facility, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Hyderabad penetrated into the Mesosphere for the first time in India. … Continue reading
Explore the Edge of Space With ‘Red Bull Stratos’ Exhibit at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
Source: National Museum of the U.S. Air Force By: Sarah Swan – National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Just over a year ago, Felix Baumgartner ascended to 127,852 feet in a stratospheric balloon and made a freefall jump, rushing … Continue reading