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By May 19, 2022
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From the archives: A grand tribute and eulogy for Zeppelins

In the May 1962 issue of Popular Science, we explored this luxurious trend of aviation and its possible end with the Hindenburg disaster.

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The Impossible Dream Of The Hindenburg: How Airships Were Going To Change The World

76 years ago today, the Hindenburg crashed over New Jersey, killing 35 people and ending the era of the airship. From the Popular Science archive, what it would have been like to travel the world in a Zeppelin.