Moffett Hangar 1
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Hi! I'm a huge building, built 1932. I've housed airships. Silicon Valley icon. It rains in me. Leased to Google. Follow me for more recipes and blimps. Pronouns: it/it
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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.)
![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"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zzqajov6bqbm6bjxfpao4esl/bafkreidt5tbbsjjmf3nw33uu56i7rnbaqo5dmp3oy7lp4hch472ahvxywe@jpeg)
January 25, 2026 at 10:10 PM
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.)
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.]
[Also, RIP Bobby. Fare thee well.]
January 12, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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.]
[Also, RIP Bobby. Fare thee well.]
On this day in 1785 French balloonist Jean-Pierre Blanchard & United States scientist John Jeffries were the first to fly across the English Channel.
January 7, 2026 at 7:29 PM
On this day in 1785 French balloonist Jean-Pierre Blanchard & United States scientist John Jeffries were the first to fly across the English Channel.
Pioneering balloonist Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier was born on this day in 1745.
January 6, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Pioneering balloonist Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier was born on this day in 1745.
Robert Boyle died on this day in 1691. Thank you for your contributions to my existence.
December 31, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Robert Boyle died on this day in 1691. Thank you for your contributions to my existence.
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.
December 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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.
That’s a bargain for the Bay Area.
December 12, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Probably true for both prices in today's dollars.
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.
Communities bought 1000 acres of Ynigo Ranch for $476K, gave to Navy for $1.
December 12, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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.
Communities bought 1000 acres of Ynigo Ranch for $476K, gave to Navy for $1.
But we've never met.
We are cousins.
Ah...I have thoughts. To come... But, are you related to the Navy airship hangar at Lakehurst?
December 7, 2025 at 1:45 AM
But we've never met.
We are cousins.
Ah...I have thoughts. To come... But, are you related to the Navy airship hangar at Lakehurst?
December 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
We are cousins.
The term "blimp" was coined on this day in 1915. It's an onomatopoeic word whose coinage can be traced to when Royal Naval Air Service Lt. A. D. Cunningham playfully flicked a finger against the envelope of SS 12 at the Capel air station, then mimicked the sound it made.
December 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The term "blimp" was coined on this day in 1915. It's an onomatopoeic word whose coinage can be traced to when Royal Naval Air Service Lt. A. D. Cunningham playfully flicked a finger against the envelope of SS 12 at the Capel air station, then mimicked the sound it made.
Happy Thanksgiving to my friends in the USA.
November 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to my friends in the USA.
On this day in 1793, Pilâtre de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes, a French military officer, made the first free ascent in a Montgolfier Brothers hot air balloon. The pair flew from the center of Paris to the suburbs, about 5.5 miles (9 km), in 25 minutes.
November 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
On this day in 1793, Pilâtre de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes, a French military officer, made the first free ascent in a Montgolfier Brothers hot air balloon. The pair flew from the center of Paris to the suburbs, about 5.5 miles (9 km), in 25 minutes.
Show me on this burrito where the airship hurt you.
November 19, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Show me on this burrito where the airship hurt you.
Wouldn't that be the best thing!?
Will it be moving into you?
November 19, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Wouldn't that be the best thing!?
We love her. Of course.
The blimp is back again. What do we think about her?
November 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
We love her. Of course.
Soooo happy to have an airship in the nabe.
Bay Area commuters looked skyward as a gleaming white airship glided over San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge. It wasn’t a blimp ad or a movie stunt — it was a 400-foot experimental zeppelin.
Massive white blimp floating over San Francisco has ties to Google
Bay Area commuters looked skyward as a gleaming white airship glided over San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge. It wasn’t a blimp ad or a movie stunt — it was a 400-foot experimental...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Soooo happy to have an airship in the nabe.
I salute veterans on this day (and every other one). At least as well as my orange peel doors allow me to salute.
November 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I salute veterans on this day (and every other one). At least as well as my orange peel doors allow me to salute.
On this day in 1942, construction started on my recently de-parted sibling Moffett Hangar 3, with a final cost $1,828,560.69.
November 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
On this day in 1942, construction started on my recently de-parted sibling Moffett Hangar 3, with a final cost $1,828,560.69.
And keep going through the collection, @cardingtonsheds.bsky.social because there are more and some of you.
October 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
And keep going through the collection, @cardingtonsheds.bsky.social because there are more and some of you.
October 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
On this day in 1934 my beloved USS Macon Flew to Mare Island Navy Yard for Keel Laying Ceremony for Destroyer USS Preston
October 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM
On this day in 1934 my beloved USS Macon Flew to Mare Island Navy Yard for Keel Laying Ceremony for Destroyer USS Preston
That long walk was from one end of me to the other, right?
An air show at Moffett Field when we were dating holds some memories for me and Bob and our very sore feet after a very long walk.
On this day in 1935 Moffett Field was transferred to the War Department, and given to the Army.
October 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
That long walk was from one end of me to the other, right?
On this day in 1935 Moffett Field was transferred to the War Department, and given to the Army.
October 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
On this day in 1935 Moffett Field was transferred to the War Department, and given to the Army.