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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
Tag Archives: helium balloon
Neutrinos on Ice: Detection Balloon Heads to Antarctica
Source: Scientific American – scientificamerican.com By Katie Mulrey Right now, somewhere in the Milky Way, a proton is traveling though supernova remnant shock waves, bouncing around in extreme magnetic fields and gaining energy and speed. Eventually the proton will gain … Continue reading
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Tagged ANITA III, Antarctica, helium balloon, high altitude helium balloons, NASA, Stratospheric balloon
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New Balloons Take Test Flight Ahead of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Source: CBS New York – newyork.cbslocal.com Six new giant balloons will float down Sixth Avenue in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade this year, and on Saturday they took a test flight at Citi Field in Queens.
The Reusable Balloon-Based Telescope
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.
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Tagged helium balloon, high altitude helium balloons, NASA, Stratospheric balloon, telescope
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Step on the Gas
Source: Albuquerque Journal – abqjournal.com By Tania Soussan The differences between gas and hot-air balloons go much deeper than looks. From the physics of getting up and down to the strategy of pulling off a good flight, gas balloons don’t … Continue reading
NMSU helps NASA’s Scientific Balloon Program achieve rare feat
Source: Las Cruces Sun-News – lcsun-news.com By Tiffany Acosta For the first time in the 27-year launch history in Fort Sumner, N.M., New Mexico State University’s Physical Science Laboratory’s Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility team launched three balloon experiments on three … Continue reading