Sanswire is not the only company looking for new uses of old technologies. Next door, a company founded by Russian immigrants is making advertising blimps, and developing a new hybrid airplane-airship to carry tourists and cargo.
And just down the highway, in the desert town of Mojave, aerospace visionary Burt Rutan is working on a craft to carry tourists into space. In 2004, he launched the world's first private spaceship, called SpaceShipOne, from Mojave Airport.
At 70 feet its only 1/5 of the size of the real strat? How big is a regular Goodyear blimp? I don't think its 350ft long. I wasn't aware the final product was a monster. I'm looking forward to successful testing!!!