To Space, in a Blimp!

This is way too cool. If they can pull this off, the cost of moving a payload into orbit would drop significantly. They estimate somewhere around $1/ton/mile.

2 Comments

  1. Dwight says:

    That would be cool…elminate the need for shuttles, except for hauling people up.

  2. Chase says:

    Actually, they could even use this for people. It would take a while, yes, but it would be far safer than the shuttle. They make that point somewhere in the linked article.