An airship crew poses in front of (and below) the cabin and envelope of a beautiful airship.

On this day in 1933, my beloved USS Macon took her first flight. She would soon be journeying to me.

She (the USS Macon, not Mrs. Moffett) was my inspiration. I'm envious that the Akron Airdock got to host this instead of me.

Her loss was the end of my world. I never felt complete again.

B&W photo of 3 large airship hangars, runways, and a military base surrounded by fields.

On this day in 1942 Moffett Field was recommissioned as a Navy airfield (from temporarily being an Army training base) under Commander Mackey.

Beautiful curvy airship hangar, black on the top, white lower down, surrounded by airstrip, cars, airplanes, and boxy buildings. One of the curved "orange peel" doors is rolled open slightly.

I did my first official...um...tweet on the not-yet-problematic other site on this day in 2011.

Two airstrips, a beautiful hangar, and military buildings, surrounded by fields

Moffett Naval Air Station was commissioned April 12, 1933, 8 days after Akron crashed, taking the life of Adm. Moffett.

Sepia photograph of the USS Akron moored on the ground.

On this day in 1933 the USS Akron, sister ship to my beloved Macon, was lost in a storm off NJ. Admiral William Adger Moffett was killed in in the crash.

An airfield with 3 large hangars

Google's Planetary Ventures took over Moffett Field with a lease on this day in 2015. It is still not a joke.

As part of this, they committed to restoring my skin, which was completed this year!

I liked having your little but might group! You saved me!

(And how did you make me look like a dirigible?)

Google completes restoration of Hangar One, one of the world’s largest structures, in South Bay Google has completed a massive project to restore and revamp Hangar One in the South Bay.

Get inside of me, Salesforce Tower.
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Google unveils historic restoration of Hangar One in Mountain View Once reduced to a skeletal frame, a massive landmark visible from U.S. Highway 101 has been restored to its original form minus the toxic chemicals that made it too dangerous to inhabit for decades.

Look at me!

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An airfield with one curved hangar in the foreground, and two greenish ones on the other side. A body of water is in the background.

On this day in 1975, the wind blew down my (late) sibling Hangar 3's doors. This knocked a fiberglass tip from the Orion airplane, and crushed a Navy truck.

Macon's fore looms over a crowd gathered in a hangar for the airship's christening. A US flag hangs on the side of the hangar in front of windows.

On this day in 1933 my beloved USS Macon was christened by Jeanette Whitton Moffett, the wife of Admiral William Moffett.

Buildings in an open field, connected by bulbous tubes.

NACA was founded on this terrible day in 1915. They eventually built the bane of my peace, that annoying wind tunnel.

Oh, yeah, they later rebranded themselves as NASA.

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not. -Dr. Seuss, author and illustrator (2 Mar 1904-1991)

❤️

On this day in 1935, my beloved noble USS Macon slowly sank into the sea off Pt. Sur. All but 2 of her crew survived. I never saw my beloved again.

I am so empty.

In response to the damage (on this day in 1935), Commander Wiley ordered fuel to be dropped, causing the airship to rapidly rise. The Macon's automatic valves released Helium at her 5000 ft ceiling, and she settled into the stormy surf off Pt. Sur. She is still there.

B&W photo of an airship seen from directly below. The engines and propellers are clearly seen.

Flying back to me on Feb. 12, 1935, the USS Macon ran into a storm over Point Sur in California's Big Sur. Wind shear tore off the upper tailfin because of an unrepaired ring girder. Rear gas cells were punctured.

Giant airship just outside of giant airship hangar. The hangar's orange-peel doors are wide open.

My beloved Macon left Moffett Field on Feb. 11, 1935, the airship's 54th and final flight. The next day, as the ship was returning from her successful mission, she encountered storm winds off Point Sur, south of Monterey.

I would never hold her again.

Aerial view of two airstrips, three beautiful elongated airship hangers, a golf course, and many small buildings.

On this day in 2014 The US General Services Administration announced that Google's Planetary Ventures would lease Moffett field.

If you sail in an airship you don't need to remove select countries.

Etching of a bewigged man with a cravat in an oval portrait. Below is lab equipment, including a flask. At the bottom is "The Hon[ble] Robert Boyle"

Robert Boyle was born on this day in 1627. His very important law was discovered years later, although I'm sure that he applied the principles as an infant. (It's just gas.)

Record album cover with a posterized black and white photo of a zeppelin in flames at a mooring mast. The words "LED ZEPPELIN" in red is at the upper left corner, "STEREO" is at the upper right, and the "ATLANTIC" with its logo is at the lower right.

On this day in '69: Led Zeppelin and Atlantic Records released “Led Zeppelin.” Is it metal, or is it a follower? I still have questions.

[Also, RIP Bobby. Fare thee well.]

Drawing of a spherical balloon, red on top, white banded in the middle, and green and white stripes below. A basket hangs below with 2 men in it.

On this day in 1785 French balloonist Jean-Pierre Blanchard & United States scientist John Jeffries were the first to fly across the English Channel.

Black & white etching of a balding man, in a large-collated white shirt and black cloak

Pioneering balloonist Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier was born on this day in 1745.

Painting of a man in a maroon jacket, with his head resting on the back of his raised right hand, and his left hand has the pinkie outstretched onto an open book

Robert Boyle died on this day in 1691. Thank you for your contributions to my existence.

B&W aerial photo of new construction in a field adjacent to a well-established airship base with a majestic hangar.

The groundbreaking for NACA (later renamed NASA) happened on this day in 1939, with Russel Robinson supervising. While it was lovely to get an aerospace neighbor, I did not understand at the time that it would result in that loud, obnoxious wind tunnel.

Probably true for both prices in today's dollars.

Hangar and air base under construction in the middle of fields

On this day in 1930, it was announced that 1000 acres of the Ynigo Ranch in Mtn. View, CA would become a naval airship airfield. It was called the Sunnyvale airfield because a mountain reference might not be prudent.

Communities bought 1000 acres of Ynigo Ranch for $476K, gave to Navy for $1.