LTA's Helium Airship Pathfinder 1 Achieves Historic First Flight
Feb 15, 2025
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LTA Research, founded by Google co-founder Sergey Brin, has flown Pathfinder 1, the first large rigid airship since the 1930s, using helium instead of hydrogen.
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