Category Archives: Uncategorized

The Reusable Balloon-Based Telescope

Posted on November 3, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Engineering.com By: Kyle Maxey Astronomers may have a new method for observing the Universe’s vast history thanks to a telescope design that blends the best of ground and space-based telescopes.

Posted in Balloons, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Capsule that could take Singaporean into space unveiled

Posted on November 2, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Channel NewsAsia – channelnewsasia.com Lim Seng, founder of local company IN.Genius, has unveiled a space capsule which he hopes will send the first Singaporean into space next year – as a birthday gift for the nation’s 50th birthday.

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Capsule that could take Singaporean into space unveiled

Balloon pilots take aim at long-distance flight record

Posted on October 30, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: CTV News – ctvnews.ca By Susan Montoya Bryan An international team led by two veteran pilots has set its sights on breaking a pair of major ballooning records when it launches its helium-filled balloon from Japan in early 2015.

Posted in Balloons, Hot Air Balloons, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Blimp-in-a-Box Goes to Work

Posted on October 28, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Read two articles of new applications for this product. Ohio buys ‘blimp in a box’ for surveillance ‘Blimp in a Box’ Deployed in Search for Cop-Killer Suspect in Pennsylvania What is a ‘Blimp-in-a-Box’?

Posted in Aerostats, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Blimp became an MVP in earthquake coverage

Posted on October 17, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Sports Business Journal One of television’s most memorable uses of a blimp began on Oct. 17, 1989, at 5:04 p.m. Pacific time.

Posted in Airships, Blimps, Historical, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment