Total Pole Airship

Jean-Louis Etienne is getting ready for a new adventure. After his expedition to Clipperton with the aim of drawing up a report on the state of nature of this unknown atoll, the renowned French explorer returns to the North Pole.

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Below are all the news we published about the Total Pole Airship expedition

  • Etienne’s expedition postponed

    Published on 23.01.2008

    Bad luck for french explorer Jean-Louis Etienne. his airship was vertically lifted from its mast by winds of 55 knots and crashed...

  • Difficult Calibration Campaign for the EM-Bird

    Published on 09.05.2007

    The calibration campaign that was envisaged for this Spring 2007 has just been finished by Jean-Louis Etienne and his team prior to the delivery of the airship and its first test flights. The Total Pole Airship's first steps were beset with problems.

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