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MOTORI - Endurance - WEC - 6 Hours of Imola

Goodyear Airship and Vista AF Corse, Ferrari 296 LMGT3, Francois Heriau, Simon Mann, Alessio Rovera during WEC - 6 Hours of Imola, Endurance race in Imola, Italy, April 19 2025

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MOTORI - Endurance - WEC - 6 Hours of Imola

Marshalls watch the Goodyear airship during WEC - 6 Hours of Imola, Endurance race in Imola, Italy, April 19 2025

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MOTORI - Endurance - WEC - 6 Hours of Imola

Goodyear Airship from Variante Alta during WEC - 6 Hours of Imola, Endurance race in Imola, Italy, April 19 2025

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General meeting of LVMH in Paris - FA

Financial director of LVMH, Cecile Cabanis presents a luxury airship during the annual general meeting of LVMH in Paris on April 17, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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General meeting of LVMH in Paris - FA

Financial director of LVMH, Cecile Cabanis presents a luxury airship during the annual general meeting of LVMH in Paris on April 17, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airship Harvests Wind Power At Record Height - China

This photo taken on October 10, 2024 shows the S500 buoyant airborne turbine (BAT) in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. China's domestically developed buoyant airborne turbine (BAT) reached a record height on Thursday in central China's Hubei Province, harnessing stronger, steadier winds from higher altitudes to generate power. TO GO WITH "China's self-developed airship harvests wind power at record height" Photo by Beijing SAWES Energy Technology Co., Ltd./Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Airship Harvests Wind Power At Record Height - China

This photo taken on October 10, 2024 shows the S500 buoyant airborne turbine (BAT) working up in the air generating power in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. China's domestically developed buoyant airborne turbine (BAT) reached a record height on Thursday in central China's Hubei Province, harnessing stronger, steadier winds from higher altitudes to generate power. TO GO WITH "China's self-developed airship harvests wind power at record height" Photo by Beijing SAWES Energy Technology Co., Ltd./Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240802) -- BEIJING, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- AS700 airship conducts a low-altitude demo flight in Jingmen, central China's Hubei Province, Aug. 1, 2024. Low-altitude tourism in China is embracing a new mode as the country's homegrown AS700 civil manned airship on Thursday successfully made its first demonstration flight. (Aviation Industry Corporation of China/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-HUBEI-JINGMEN-MANNED AIRSHIP-DEMO FLIGHT (CN)

(240801) -- JINGMEN, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- AS700 airship conducts a low-altitude demo flight in Jingmen, central China's Hubei Province, Aug. 1, 2024. TO GO WITH "Across China: China's AS700 manned airship completes low-altitude demo flight" (Aviation Industry Corporation of China/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240627) -- BEIJING, June 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists are seen near the mooring mast for Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen's airship "Norge" in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Norway, June 23, 2024. In late June, amid Norway's Svalbard archipelago, marking the onset of summer in the Arctic islands, Chinese scientists at a pioneering research outpost delve into uncharted territories while fostering deep friendships with colleagues worldwide, blending scientific exploration with the warmth of human camaraderie. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhao Dingzhe)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240627) -- BEIJING, June 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists are seen near the mooring mast for Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen's airship "Norge" in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Norway, June 23, 2024. In late June, amid Norway's Svalbard archipelago, marking the onset of summer in the Arctic islands, Chinese scientists at a pioneering research outpost delve into uncharted territories while fostering deep friendships with colleagues worldwide, blending scientific exploration with the warmth of human camaraderie. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)

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NORWAY-NY-ALESUND-CHINA-ARCTIC YELLOW STATION-SCIENTISTS

(240626) -- NY-ALESUND (NORWAY), June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists are seen near the mooring mast for Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen's airship "Norge" in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Norway, on June 23, 2024. In late June, amid Norway's Svalbard archipelago, marking the onset of summer in the Arctic islands, Chinese scientists at a pioneering research outpost delve into uncharted territories while fostering deep friendships with colleagues worldwide, blending scientific exploration with the warmth of human camaraderie. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhao Dingzhe) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese scientists brave Arctic depths, discover bonds beyond borders

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NORWAY-NY-ALESUND-CHINA-ARCTIC YELLOW STATION-SCIENTISTS

(240626) -- NY-ALESUND (NORWAY), June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists are seen near the mooring mast for Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen's airship "Norge" in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Norway, on June 23, 2024. In late June, amid Norway's Svalbard archipelago, marking the onset of summer in the Arctic islands, Chinese scientists at a pioneering research outpost delve into uncharted territories while fostering deep friendships with colleagues worldwide, blending scientific exploration with the warmth of human camaraderie. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese scientists brave Arctic depths, discover bonds beyond borders

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U.S. downing Chinese civilian airship irrational, unprofessional: expert

STORY: U.S. downing Chinese civilian airship irrational, unprofessional: expert DATELINE: March 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HUANG JIN, President of the Chinese Society of International Law STORYLINE: The recent moves by the United States in dealing with a stray Chinese civilian unmanned airship are in serious contravention of international law and customary international practice. An expert in international law made the remark in Beijing, describing the U.S. actions as irrational and unprofessional. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HUANG JIN, President of the Chinese Society of International Law "This was a purely unexpected and isolated event. The United States' approach to the incident is obviously overreaction and deliberate hype. It is not the first time an unauthorized civilian airship has drifted into the airspace of another country. In this kind of situation, one of the basic rules is to avoid the use of weapons against the civil aircraft

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Hysteria over balloon incident proof of Washington's inability to manage China ties: U.S. ex-diplomat

STORY: Hysteria over balloon incident proof of Washington's inability to manage China ties: U.S. ex-diplomat DATELINE: March 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:21 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1.various of the U.S. 2.SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHAS FREEMAN, Former U.S. diplomat 3. various of the U.S. 4.SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHAS FREEMAN, Former U.S. diplomat 5. various of the U.S. 6.SOUNDBITE 3 (English): CHAS FREEMAN, Former U.S. diplomat 7. various of the U.S. 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): CHAS FREEMAN, Former U.S. diplomat STORYLINE: A former U.S. diplomat has said that Washington's hysterical overreaction to a Chinese unmanned civilian airship unexpectedly entering U.S. airspace is proof of the current U.S. government's inability to overcome domestic pressure and manage the relationship between Washington and Beijing in times of high tension. Chas Freeman was a member of then-U.S. President Richard Nixon's entourage during the president's ice-breaking trip to China in 1972. SOUNDBITE 1 (English

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U.S. leading in spying program: experts

STORY: U.S. leading in spying program: experts DATELINE: March 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:35 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a news report of the shooting down of a Chinese weather balloon 2. various of the White House 3. various of exterior of Capitol Hill 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MAGDY AMER, Former ambassador of Egypt to China 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SHAKEEL AHMAD RAMAY, CEO, Islamabad-based Asian Institute of Eco-civilization Research & Development 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): EDUARDO REGALADO, Senior researcher at Cuba's International Policy Research Center STORYLINE: The shooting down of a Chinese weather balloon by a modern U.S. fighter jet has laid bare the increasingly hysterical reactions of the United States and its paranoia about China. Despite China's repeated explanation that the entry of a Chinese civilian unmanned airship into U.S. airspace was an entirely unintended, unexpected and isolated event caused by force majeure, the United States, without any evidence, sland

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U.S. investigation into Chinese civilian airship lacks credibility, objectivity: expert

STORY: U.S. investigation into Chinese civilian airship lacks credibility, objectivity: expert DATELINE: Feb. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:27 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Washington D.C. 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WANG WEN, Executive director, China-U.S. People-to-People Exchange Research Center at Renmin University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WANG WEN, Executive director, China-U.S. People-to-People Exchange Research Center at Renmin University STORYLINE: An expert on China-U.S. relations said the analysis and investigation of the United States into a stray Chinese civilian unmanned airship lack credibility and objectivity, only serving the political interest of the U.S. side to smear China. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WANG WEN, Executive director, China-U.S. People-to-People Exchange Research Center at Renmin University "Many politicians and media int the U.S. are hyping up this balloon or this airship, amplifying it into a political event, or even the biggest conflict between the two c

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U.S. intends to divert attention from domestic problems in airship incident: Pakistani expert

STORY: U.S. intends to divert attention from domestic problems in airship incident: Pakistani expert DATELINE: Feb. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:11 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SHAKEEL AHMAD RAMAY, CEO, Islamabad-based Asian Institute of Eco-civilization Research & Development 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SHAKEEL AHMAD RAMAY, CEO, Islamabad-based Asian Institute of Eco-civilization Research & Development STORYLINE: A Pakistani expert says the U.S. is using the Chinese airship incident to divert attention from its domestic problems. The non-threatening airship entering U.S. airspace due to force majeure was shot down by the U.S. military. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SHAKEEL AHMAD RAMAY, CEO, Islamabad-based Asian Institute of Eco-civilization Research & Development "I think if we have to understand this episode of the balloon, we should not try to understand it in the isolation. We need to look around the things. They (The U.S.) want to create

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U.S. aims to label China as threat in airship incident: former diplomat

STORY: U.S. aims to label China as threat in airship incident: former diplomat DATELINE: Feb. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MAGDY AMER, Former ambassador of Egypt to China STORYLINE: A Chinese civilian airship had entered U.S. airspace due to force majeure. The non-threatening balloon was later shot down by a missile. A former Egyptian official says the U.S. uses the airship incident to accuse China of espionage, aiming to label China as a threat to other countries. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MAGDY AMER, Former ambassador of Egypt to China "We are used to the U.S. making things up regarding many issues to serve its goals. From the beginning of the balloon crisis, the U.S. aimed to make the world afraid of China by tarnishing its reputation. From the very first moment of the incident, the U.S. immediately confirmed, without any evidence, that the balloon was for spying on it and not for studying the weather, as China said. Then

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U.S. intends to portray China as aggressor in airship incident: Pakistani expert

STORY: U.S. intends to portray China as aggressor in airship incident: Pakistani expert DATELINE: Feb. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of views of the White House 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SHAKEEL AHMAD RAMAY, CEO, Islamabad-based Asian Institute of Eco-civilization Research & Development 3. various of views in the U.S. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SHAKEEL AHMAD RAMAY, CEO, Islamabad-based Asian Institute of Eco-civilization Research & Development STORYLINE: A Pakistani expert says U.S. overreaction to the Chinese balloon incident is a strategy aiming to portray China as an aggressor. A Chinese civilian airship had entered U.S. airspace due to force majeure. The non-threatening balloon was later shot down by a missile. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SHAKEEL AHMAD RAMAY, CEO, Islamabad-based Asian Institute of Eco-civilization Research & Development "I think it is a change of strategy and policy of the U.S. First, they were trying to intimidate China, but China r

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U.S. accusation regarding China's airship has no concrete evidence: Cuban expert

STORY: U.S. accusation regarding China's airship has no concrete evidence: Cuban expert DATELINE: Feb. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Havana CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of exterior of Capitol Hill 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): EDUARDO REGALADO, Senior researcher at Cuba's International Policy Research Center 3. various of streets and pedestrians in the U.S. STORYLINE: A Cuban expert has slammed Washington's response to a Chinese civilian airship unexpectedly entering U.S. airspace. He says Western media used the so-called "spy balloon" to accuse China of espionage without concrete evidence. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): EDUARDO REGALADO, Senior researcher at Cuba's International Policy Research Center "It is totally a media campaign, totally a show in the media that China was caught spying on the U.S. and none of that has been proven. In other words, the U.S., resorting to its traditional way of acting to create a whole media spectacle, is using this accident to affect the image of China. The U.S. has

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Chinese arguments regarding airship incident are logical: Turkish expert

STORY: Chinese arguments regarding airship incident are logical: Turkish expert DATELINE: Feb. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:02 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of China 2. various of the U.S. 3. SOUNDBITE (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director of Ankara-based Turkish Center for Asia-Pacific Studies STORYLINE: A Turkish expert has said that the Chinese arguments are logical regarding the unintended entry of an unmanned Chinese civilian airship into U.S. airspace. He also stressed that China and the U.S. need more cooperation to handle global issues in the post-pandemic era. SOUNDBITE (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director of Ankara-based Turkish Center for Asia-Pacific Studies "So the Chinese argument in this regard is logical because that kinds of huge balloon can easily be identified. And also, it is not easy to be used for surveillance in that regard. On the other hand, we can see that the balloon incident has triggered anti-Chinese feelings and anti-Chinese policies. This is the last th

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China urges U.S. not to use unmanned airship for political manipulation

STORY: China urges U.S. not to use unmanned airship for political manipulation DATELINE: Feb. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG WENBIN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson STORYLINE: The U.S. should not have overreacted to or use the unintended entry of the Chinese civilian unmanned airship for political manipulation to smear and attack China, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Friday. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG WENBIN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson "Speaking of 'deflecting,' can the U.S. tell us why it is able to see the 'balloon' 18,000 meters above the ground, but seems to have been blind to the toxic mushroom cloud of vinyl chloride over Ohio? Why was it vocal about investigations and accountability immediately after the Nord Stream blast, and yet unusually silent in the wake of the latest investigative report written by a U.S. journalist? The U.S. also needs to explain: What exactly were the three high-altitude o

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U.S. overreaction to Chinese airship has "grave impact" on bilateral ties: Chinese FM spokesperson

STORY: U.S. overreaction to Chinese airship has "grave impact" on bilateral ties: Chinese FM spokesperson DATELINE: Feb. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG WENBIN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson STORYLINE: While commenting on the U.S. using force against a Chinese civilian unmanned airship that entered the U.S. airspace caused by force majeure, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Wednesday that it was "a clear overreaction," and had a grave impact on the efforts and progress made by China and the U.S. in stabilizing bilateral relations. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG WENBIN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson "The entry of a Chinese civilian unmanned airship into the U.S. airspace is purely an unintended, unexpected and isolated event caused by force majeure. The facts are clear and shall not be distorted or misrepresented. Despite that, the U.S. still decided to use force against the civilian airship even as it was

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Charge d'affaires of Chinese Embassy in U.S. launches stern representations with senior U.S. officials

STORY: Charge d'affaires of Chinese Embassy in U.S. launches stern representations with senior U.S. officials DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:31 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Chinese Embassy in Washington D.C. STORYLINE: Charge d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in the United States Xu Xueyuan on Tuesday lodged, upon instruction, stern representations with senior officials of the U.S. Department of State and White House National Security Council on the U.S. attack on a Chinese unmanned civilian airship by force, the embassy said in a statement. According to the statement, Xu said that the unintended entry of the airship is an entirely unexpected and isolated incident caused by force majeure. The Chinese side has, after verification, informed the U.S. side of this multiple times and clearly requested that the U.S. side handle it in a calm, professional and restrained manner. The Chinese side expresses firm opposition to and strong protest against the U.S.

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Secom eyes unmanned security-monitoring airship in 2016

TOKYO, Japan - Secom Co. unveils in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2014, a scale model of an unmanned surveillance airship on patrol over a sports venue with hi-tech cameras and other sophisticated gear. The security service company aims to put the airship to practical use in 2016.

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Unmanned airship to gauge radiation

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - An unmanned airship that is capable of measuring radiation doses in the air is unveiled to media in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 17, 2014. The airship was developed by Fukushima University and other entities.

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Zeppelin NT flies over Kagoshima

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - The Zeppelin NT is seen flying over the city of Kagoshima against the backdrop of Sakurajima on March 11, 2010, as Japan Airship Corp. began a sightseeing flight service until March 14.

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JTB planning Zeppelin NT airship cruises over Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A Zeppelin NT, the world's largest airship, cruises over Tokyo on Oct. 23. JTB Corp. said the same day it will offer cruises over Tokyo aboard a Zeppelin NT between Nov. 23 and Jan. 5.

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JTB planning Zeppelin NT airship cruises over Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A Zeppelin NT, the world's largest airship, flies past the Roppongi Hills building in Tokyo on Oct. 23. JTB Corp. said the same day it will offer cruises over Tokyo aboard a Zeppelin NT between Nov. 23 and Jan. 5.

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Zeppelin heads for Nagoya to promote Aichi Expo

KOBE, Japan - The world's largest airship, the Zeppelin NT, leaves Kobe in western Japan for Nagoya, central Japan, on Jan. 14 after a test flight earlier in the day to publicize the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture.

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Airship Zeppelin makes test flight over Kobe

KOBE, Japan - The world's largest airship, the Zeppelin NT, takes to the air in a test flight over Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 14. The airship will be used to publicize the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture.

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Zeppelin's test flight postponed due to engine malfunction

KOBE, Japan - The world's largest airship, the Zeppelin NT, remains sitting on man-made Port Island off Kobe on Jan. 13, one day after it arrived in Kobe. Zeppelin's test flight was postponed due to engine malfunction.

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Airship Zeppelin NT awaits unloading in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Men make final preparations at Port Island in Kobe on Jan. 13 for the flight of the world's largest airship, the Zeppelin NT. The new version of the Zeppelin airship, owned by Nippon Airship, is set be used to publicize the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture.

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(3)Airship Zeppelin NT awaits unloading in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Sailors of a ship carrying the world's largest airship, the Zeppelin NT, pose after arriving at Kobe port, western Japan, on Jan. 12. The new version of the Zeppelin airship, owned by Nippon Airship, will be used to publicize the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture.

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(2)Airship Zeppelin awaits unloading in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - The world's largest airship Zeppelin NT awaits to be unloaded at Port Island in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 12. The 75-meter-long airship, owned by Nippon Airship Corp., will fly over Japan to publicize the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture. The flights will also be used to promote the Visit Japan Campaign and Deutschland in Japan 2005/2006.

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(1)Airship Zeppelin awaits unloading in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - The world's largest airship Zeppelin NT awaits to be unloaded at Port Island in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 12. The 75-meter-long airship, owned by Nippon Airship Corp., will fly over Japan to publicize three major events: the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture, the Visit Japan Campaign and Deutschland in Japan 2005/2006.

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(4)Rehearsal held for Athens Olympics opening ceremony

ATHENS, Greece - An airship hovers over the Athens Olympic Stadium on Aug. 8 during a rehearsal of the Olympic Games opening ceremony.

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Xinhua Headlines: China takes Mount Qomolangma scientific expedition to new heights

(220521) -- LHASA, May 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 12, 2022 shows floating airship "Jimu No.1" type III in Zhaxizom Township of Tingri County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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Xinhua Headlines: China takes Mount Qomolangma scientific expedition to new heights

(220521) -- LHASA, May 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Scientific researchers celebrate when floating airship "Jimu No.1" type III reaches the altitude above 9,000 meters in Zhaxizom Township of Tingri County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Tian Jinwen)

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CHINA-FLOATING AIRSHIP-RECORD (CN)

(220515) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Scientific research members make final preparation before floating airship "Jimu No.1" type III lifts off in Zhaxizom Township of Tingri County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 15, 2022. China's self-developed floating airship, designed for atmosphere observation, reached a record altitude of 9,032 meters in Tibet Autonomous Region on Sunday, according to its developer. Developed by the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the floating airship "Jimu No.1" type III has a volume of 9,060 cubic meters. (Xinhua/Tian Jinwen)

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CHINA-FLOATING AIRSHIP-RECORD (CN)

(220515) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Scientific research members make final preparation before floating airship "Jimu No.1" type III lifts off in Zhaxizom Township of Tingri County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 15, 2022. China's self-developed floating airship, designed for atmosphere observation, reached a record altitude of 9,032 meters in Tibet Autonomous Region on Sunday, according to its developer. Developed by the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the floating airship "Jimu No.1" type III has a volume of 9,060 cubic meters. (Xinhua/Tian Jinwen)

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CHINA-FLOATING AIRSHIP-RECORD (CN)

(220515) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Floating airship "Jimu No.1" type III is being inflated in Zhaxizom Township of Tingri County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 12, 2022. China's self-developed floating airship, designed for atmosphere observation, reached a record altitude of 9,032 meters in Tibet Autonomous Region on Sunday, according to its developer. Developed by the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the floating airship "Jimu No.1" type III has a volume of 9,060 cubic meters. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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CHINA-FLOATING AIRSHIP-RECORD (CN)

(220515) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Floating airship "Jimu No.1" type III lifts off in Zhaxizom Township of Tingri County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 15, 2022. China's self-developed floating airship, designed for atmosphere observation, reached a record altitude of 9,032 meters in Tibet Autonomous Region on Sunday, according to its developer. Developed by the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the floating airship "Jimu No.1" type III has a volume of 9,060 cubic meters. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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CHINA-FLOATING AIRSHIP-RECORD (CN)

(220515) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Floating airship "Jimu No.1" type III is about to lift off in Zhaxizom Township of Tingri County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 15, 2022. China's self-developed floating airship, designed for atmosphere observation, reached a record altitude of 9,032 meters in Tibet Autonomous Region on Sunday, according to its developer. Developed by the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the floating airship "Jimu No.1" type III has a volume of 9,060 cubic meters. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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CHINA-FLOATING AIRSHIP-RECORD (CN)

(220515) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Scientific research members monitor the real-time statistics during the ascent of floating airship "Jimu No.1" type III in Zhaxizom Township of Tingri County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 15, 2022. China's self-developed floating airship, designed for atmosphere observation, reached a record altitude of 9,032 meters in Tibet Autonomous Region on Sunday, according to its developer. Developed by the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the floating airship "Jimu No.1" type III has a volume of 9,060 cubic meters. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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CHINA-FLOATING AIRSHIP-RECORD (CN)

(220515) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Scientific research members monitor the real-time statistics during the ascent of floating airship "Jimu No.1" type III in Zhaxizom Township of Tingri County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 15, 2022. China's self-developed floating airship, designed for atmosphere observation, reached a record altitude of 9,032 meters in Tibet Autonomous Region on Sunday, according to its developer. Developed by the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the floating airship "Jimu No.1" type III has a volume of 9,060 cubic meters. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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CHINA-FLOATING AIRSHIP-RECORD (CN)

(220515) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 14, 2022 shows floating airship "Jimu No.1" type III in Zhaxizom Township of Tingri County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. China's self-developed floating airship, designed for atmosphere observation, reached a record altitude of 9,032 meters in Tibet Autonomous Region on Sunday, according to its developer. Developed by the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the floating airship "Jimu No.1" type III has a volume of 9,060 cubic meters. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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CHINA-FLOATING AIRSHIP-RECORD (CN)

(220515) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Scientific research members celebrate when floating airship "Jimu No.1" type III reaches the altitude above 9,000 meters in Zhaxizom Township of Tingri County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 15, 2022. China's self-developed floating airship, designed for atmosphere observation, reached a record altitude of 9,032 meters in Tibet Autonomous Region on Sunday, according to its developer. Developed by the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the floating airship "Jimu No.1" type III has a volume of 9,060 cubic meters. (Xinhua/Tian Jinwen)

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CHINA-FLOATING AIRSHIP-RECORD (CN)

(220515) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 12, 2022 shows floating airship "Jimu No.1" type III in Zhaxizom Township of Tingri County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. China's self-developed floating airship, designed for atmosphere observation, reached a record altitude of 9,032 meters in Tibet Autonomous Region on Sunday, according to its developer. Developed by the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the floating airship "Jimu No.1" type III has a volume of 9,060 cubic meters. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)