Zeppelins Resurrected

Chris Bauer Video on Mar 17, 2009 by for
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In 1935, the USS Macon went down in 1000 feet of water off the coast of Monterey, California. Now, as scientists study the recently-discovered wreckage, dirigibles are returning to the Bay Area. But these aren't the same dirigibles – these are new and improved.

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    STORY UPDATE: From a NASA Ames press release-

    MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. – The airship USS Macon arrived at Naval Air Station Moffett on October 15, 1933. To commemorate the event, NASA's Ames Research Center and the Moffett Historical Society will mark its 78th anniversary by launching a 20-foot working model of the USS Macon on Saturday, October 15, 2011in Moffett's Hangar Two.

    Retired engineer Jack Clemens has spent three years and $6,000 building his replica from the specifications of the original airship. Though large enough to fill his garage, the working model is built of balsa and Mylar and weighs just six pounds. Two earlier versions were damaged in test flights, so, with NASA's help, he's planning this inside-the-hangar demonstration. After the model comes back down to Earth, it will go on display at the Moffett Field Historical Society Museum in the NASA Research Park. 

    For more information about the NASA Ames, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/ames

    For more information about the Moffett Field Historical Society Museum, visit:
    http://moffettfieldmuseum.org/