Google co-founder Sergey Brin quietly founded LTA Research in 2015, and its massive Pathfinder 1 rigid airship prototype is preparing for its first outdoor flights, with a view to speeding up ...

The age of the airship is back, kind of. On 15 May, startup LTA Research flew its Pathfinder 1 airship outside Silicon Valley’s Moffett Federal Airfield for the first time. The 124-meter-long helium ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. This week, LTA Research revealed Pathfinder 1, a prototype electric ...

As dawn breaks over Silicon Valley, the world is getting its first look at Pathfinder 1, a prototype electric airship that its maker LTA Research hopes will kickstart a new era in climate-friendly ...

In it Google co-founder Sergey Brin's airship company LTA Research finally announced Pathfinder 1's first if brief untethered flight at Nasa's Moffett Field in California, part of the space agency ...

Google co-founder Sergey Brin's company LTA Research, which stands for 'Lighter than air', is behind a prototype electric airship which currently sits inside the hangar 1 at Moffett Field in ...

Brin’s company, LTA Research, has been working on developing "lighter than air" vehicles that use helium to float in the sky. LTA stands for "lighter-than-air," which refers to the technology of ...

Pathfinder 1 is a prototype electric airship designed by LTA Research. [Courtesy: LTA Research] Pathfinder 1, the airship from LTA Research, has made its public debut. According to TechCrunch.com ...

Pathfinder 1 was constructed by LTA Research. aerospaceamerica Companies LTA Research, which is backed by Google co-founder Sergey Brin; FLYING WHALES, which is backed by the French government ...

HYBRID AIRSHIP SLASHES EMISSIONS BY 80% The clearest sign of life in the airship sector comes from Mountain View, California, where LTA Research, bankrolled solely by Google co-founder Sergey Brin ...