Photos: A vast zeppelin over the Valley

I was promised a ride on the seventh, and last, flight of the day. In the interim, I watched as the Eureka took off over and over again from Moffett Field. Unlike a blimp, the zeppelin's internal airframe and flexible rotors allow it to take off much like a helicopter. Watching it go up again and again helped whet my appetite for my own ride.

Photo by Daniel Terdiman/CNET Networks

Caption by Daniel Terdiman