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title: ""China just flew a 250-foot airship to near the top of the Earth's…"
date: 2015-11-08
source: facebook
type: Archer T. Ships shared a link.
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# "China just flew a 250-foot airship to near the top of the Earth's…

*November 8, 2015 · Facebook*

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[http://f-st.co/M1u8blb](http://f-st.co/M1u8blb){target="_blank"}
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\"China just flew a 250-foot airship to near the top of the Earth\'s atmosphere. The solar-powered behemoth can stay airborne for half a year and requires no fuel to get it more than 12 miles into the air---just fill it with helium and let it go; the sun powers it once it reaches its cruising altitude.\"
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