Airship Times

Yes believe it or not, the Ron Paul Blimp may well be replaced in the near future by none other then the Ron Paul Rocket. Take a look at this article from the ronpaulrocket.com website: The Ron Paul Revolution is producing a spaceship for the purpose of lifting a payload into space so the entire Universe may receive Ron Paul's message for as long as we can maintain electricity. This is a groundbreaking effort, as no grassroots support group for a politician has ever paid tribute in Outer... Read Full Story

I've come across an article on the BBC website from one of their correspondents about their own experience onboard a Zeppelin flight. See the bbc.co.uk article for a personal view of an airship flight. The article has a positive message about the comfort of airship travel over the cramped airline flights most of us are used to. There is also some ideas on what it might be like if we were able to travel from London to the far flung corners of the world in sumptuous surroundings. Sounds like... Read Full Story

Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Airship Times". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article... Read Full Story

Airship Ventures Inc.'s zeppelin airships will start flying scheduled flights starting Friday 10-31-08. Riders will be treated to a bird's-eye view of Napa and Sonoma wine country, the Big Sur coastline, San Francisco and other parts of the Bay Area. The cabin holds 12 passengers and two crew members, and tickets start at $495 per person for an one-hour ride. Despite the slumping economy, the company hopes to sell about 15,000 tickets a year in the Bay Area, aiming to attract passengers for... Read Full Story

No doubt you will all have recognised the London City Hall . But have you noticed the Zeppelin airship in the sky ? See "Zeppelin airships to fly over London again" article in The Times if you want to know more, but don't rush, this is too late for this year if you missed this summer's 6-week-special (see also staroverlondon website ). To date there are no plans to come back next year however, due to its success, one never knows... Read Full Story

For this weekend's Steam Powered: The California Steampunk Convention , the band Abney Park and Airship Ventures have teamed up to offer dirigible rides to conference-goers (for $785 a ticket). Airship Ventures just brought one of their Zeppelin NTs over from Germany and it will be moored at Moffett Field. MAKE contributor Todd Lappin was lucky enough to get a ride on the ship and posted a flight report on Telstar Logistics: Operated by a startup called Airship Ventures, the... Read Full Story

©Lockheed Martin From Flight Global: Reviving interest in untethered lighter-than-air technology after a half-century hiatus, the US Army in January will kick-off a process to buy a long-endurance hybrid airship to deploy within 18 months to Afghanistan for surveillance missions. Space and Missile Defense Command will issue a request for proposals for the long-endurance multi-intelligence vehicle (LEMV) contract on 29 January, the agency says. Read more …. My Comment: What is old... Read Full Story

Airship Ventures Inc., which offers Zeppelin passenger flights, raised $2.5 million in a second round of funding. Read Full Story

Airship Ventures, a zeppelin company that has been leasing space at Moffett Field outside San Francisco since 2008, now is being used by NASA as a platform for remote sensing and atmospheric science measurements. Airship Ventures leases its space at Moffett Field, which is run by NASA’s Ames Research Center.  The Center’s Earth Science Division has begun collaboration with the company to take advantage of the airship’s stability, maneuveribility and ability to fly at low altitude for... Read Full Story

Zeppelin Eureka will be in Long Beach from Sept. 2-9. Image courtesy of Airship Ventures. Airship Ventures Zeppelin Eureka — which at 246 feet in length is the world’s largest airship — will return to Long Beach Airport on Sept. 2 for a week of commercial sightseeing flights, and we’re giving away a pair of free tickets. The tickets will go to the person who best answers the following question: “If you could fly over anything you wanted to in the world in Eureka, what would it be?” The... Read Full Story