Aircraft - Friday, May 9, 2008
Zeppelins Coming to Bay Area! Zeppelin Ventures Funded
Oh man are we pumped up on this one. Back in June, we reported that Zeppelin Ventures' founders were looking for investors to put in around $12M. They wanted to import a Zeppelin from Germany for use as a tourist trip that would embark from Moffet field and cruise to Napa and back. The plan was to launch the service in 2008. The crew was speaking at Esther Dyson's conference in Aspen on space travel.
Today, Zeppelin Ventures announced that they have closed a first round at $8M from from six individual investors including Dyson. This still plan to launch this year, sometime in the fall. They have indeed set up shop in Moffett Field in a partnership with NASA and are taking advantage of the enormous Hangar 2, built in 1942 to house Navy blimps, and which looms over Highway 101.
You still can't buy a ticket to fly but if you are a Zeppelin pilot you can apply for a job.
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