This made it the first and the longest certified purely solar-powered, lighter-than-air, tethered flight.

ACS member Tomás Saraceno, who initiated the not-for-profit Aerocene Foundation, recorded this momentous achievement with a series of photography entitled White Sands which features in the V&A’s current exhibition. The Future Starts Here presents an interactive look at how design, amidst the unfurling digital revolution, could and is shaping our future.

Until 4 Nov
Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL