: a lighter-than-air aircraft having propulsion and steering systems
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Writing in the journal npj Wireless Technology, the trio proposes using airships, also commonly known as blimps, to lift quantum computers to the stratosphere.
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New Atlas, 28 Nov. 2025
Sceye, in the meantime, is working on increasing the endurance of its airship and hopes to commence commercial service in 2027.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 24 Nov. 2025
LTAs include blimps – such as the famous Goodyear blimp that celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2025 – but also balloons and powered airships.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
Only two of 83 people onboard survived, and the accident helped end the United States’ airship era.
—A.k. Whitney, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
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New Atlas, 28 Nov. 2025
Sceye, in the meantime, is working on increasing the endurance of its airship and hopes to commence commercial service in 2027.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 24 Nov. 2025
LTAs include blimps – such as the famous Goodyear blimp that celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2025 – but also balloons and powered airships.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
Only two of 83 people onboard survived, and the accident helped end the United States’ airship era.
—A.k. Whitney, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Airship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airship. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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airship
noun
air·ship
ˈa(ə)r-ˌship 
ˈe(ə)r-
: a lighter-than-air aircraft with its own power and steering
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