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Sanswire Networks, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GlobeTel Communications, announced Monday that the Stratellite prototype, Sanswire One, has been completed, floated and tested. The new design increased the overall size of the airship to 188 feet in length and is believed to be the largest rigid frame airship in existence. Sanswire One was filled with lifting gas and flown under controlled conditions. These are parts of the limited testing that will be performed at Sanswire's facility in San Bernardino, prior to moving to its new facilities near Edwards Air Force Base. Sanswire intends to launch Sanswire One for full testing from Edwards with help from the US Air Force and NASA later this summer. Timothy M. Huff, CEO of GTEL, commented: "This is a great day for us at GlobeTel and Sanswire. It has been a long and hard road to get to this point and many have said we couldn't do it. But as they say, 'a picture is worth a thousand words.'" Sanswire One was floated and tested within the airspace specified by the FAA and was tethered at all times. Airborne stress measurements and other data were gathered by the Sanswire Engineering team. It has now been returned to the hangar in San Bernardino and placed in backwards, nose facing the hangar door. Mr. Huff continued: "We have made significant breakthroughs in our airship design and our technological advancements. We have reached our initial goals for this airship and we are now focused on the next steps of our plan, which will include our upcoming launch at Edwards. "We will capitalize on what we have accomplished to this point. The interest in our project by governments, world leaders and large corporations grow almost weekly." Mr. Huff concluded: "We now have, on our website, pictures of Sanswire One floating off the ground. We will continue to provide news on significant milestones as we have herein, as they are appropriate. "We release this news today, to show the world that we have succeeded thus far with this project and are 100% committed to the next major milestone and to the start of construction on Sanswire Two." Sanswire One is being dedicated to Christopher Jones, the son of Bob Jones, President of Sanswire and the team leader who leads this project with his team. Christopher passed away in February, 2005. Related Links Sanswire Networks GlobeTel Communications SpaceWar Search SpaceWar Subscribe To SpaceWar Express 
LockMart And Aerosonde Enter Alliance For Unmanned Aircraft System Solutions
Orlando FL (SPX) Apr 29, 2005Lockheed Martin, Aerosonde North America and Aerosonde announced last Thursday the establishment of a multinational strategic alliance to provide Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) solutions for domestic and international markets. |
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