Category Archives: Air ship

Lawsuit Filed Against Navy for Destroyed Experimental Airship

The makers of a state-of-the art airship have filed a $65 million lawsuit against the U.S. Navy after the helium-filled dirigible was crushed when part of the roof of the hangar where it was stored collapsed on it. The suit, … Continue reading

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The World’s Biggest Aircraft: Giant Airship Gets Closer To Take-off

Look to the skies above London and you’ll see the usual suspects — rainclouds, planes and pigeons. But by the end of the year, you might just see something else. Longer than a soccer pitch and filled to the brim … Continue reading

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These Balloons Could Fly Tourists To The Edge Of Space

Instead of rocket-powered sub-orbital flights like those of Virgin Galactic, could high-altitude ballooning become the most viable way of letting paying tourists experience space — or at least something thrillingly close to it? Ballooning is already tried and tested technology … Continue reading

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The UK Government Wants To Get This Massive Airship Back In The Air

The Airlander 10 is the largest aircraft in the world, originally designed in 2010 to be used for surveillance and reconnaissance by the US Army. But budget cutbacks and delays grounded the project in 2012, and in 2013 it was … Continue reading

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Humans Could Colonise Venus in Giant Solar-powered Airships

NASA is exploring the idea of sending humans to live in solar-powered airships in the upper atmosphere of Venus. The High Altitude Venus Concept (HAVOC) mission would use a helium-filled, solar powered airship around 130 metres long with a small … Continue reading

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