Stratospheric airship flew from US to Japan to test sky cell tower concept
Nearly 100 years after the dirigible Graf Zeppelin made the first nonstop airship journey across the Pacific Ocean, another airship has successfully…
Ars Technica reports: Nearly 100 years after the dirigible Graf Zeppelin made the first nonstop airship journey across the Pacific Ocean, another airship has successfully completed a round-trip flight from New Mexico to Japan and back.
But the significance of this modern feat was less about the journey's length and more about its purpose: demonstrating how a lighter-than-air platform can act as a cell phone tower in the sky.
This technology story centres on the United States. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Japan, Graf Zeppelin and Pacific Ocean.
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- Japan, Graf Zeppelin, Pacific Ocean, Mexico
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- The trans-Pacific flight that took place over a month between August and September 2026 was the most notable milestone yet for Sceye, a US aerospace company based near Albuquerque… (Ars Technica)
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