Hangar One may house new airship Around Town, posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jan 17, 2009 at 7:41 am
NASA Ames deputy director Lew Braxton told a crowd last Thursday that the agency was hard at work on a plan to restore Hangar One within the next 18 months in order to return it to "its original purpose."
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, January 16, 2009, 12:00 AM
Posted by Lucky, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood, on Jan 17, 2009 at 7:41 am
What a great idea, the blimps really ad alot to MV's charm. I really enjoy watching the blimps come and go. They leave a very small carbon footprint when you compare the size of them to jets, etc.
Posted by Chuck Estes, a resident of another community, on Aug 6, 2009 at 5:27 pm
I worked on the Hangar One roof in 1980 for a firm that was replacing rusted out panels on the sides, and the built-up roof on the top. There are 2 layers of 2"x6" tongue & groove "virgin" (no knots) redwood over the metal structure to which the metal panels were installed. Beautiful structure with an amazing history.
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