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September 16, 2004

They Did It!

Saturn Lightship Crew Breaks Blimp Endurance Record

The Saturn Relay Lightship established a new world class flight duration record for Class B non rigid helium airships with volumes from 3000 cubic meters to more than 100,000 cubic meters when it flew for 24 hours, 40 minutes, and 55 seconds, landing at 11:10:40 pm tonight at the Long Beach Airport. The previous record of 14 hours and 9 minutes was established in 1998 in White Plains (NY).

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