1 posted on
10/09/2012 5:33:53 AM PDT by
Katya
To: Katya
2 posted on
10/09/2012 5:35:54 AM PDT by
Doogle
((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: Katya
happening in less than an hour!
3 posted on
10/09/2012 5:36:02 AM PDT by
Katya
(Homo Nosce Te Ipsum)
To: Katya
Pushed back to around 9:30am Eastern because of high winds.
5 posted on
10/09/2012 5:38:40 AM PDT by
Eye of Unk
(OPSEC)
To: Katya
"If all goes well......."
6 posted on
10/09/2012 5:38:58 AM PDT by
ken5050
(Barack Obama: An empty suit sitting in an empty chair...)
To: Katya
Suicidal? Let’s hope he survives with no injuries.
7 posted on
10/09/2012 5:46:15 AM PDT by
kenmcg
(t)
To: Katya
Proof positive that someone has way more guts or way less intelligence than I do.
8 posted on
10/09/2012 5:49:20 AM PDT by
muir_redwoods
(Hopey changey low emission unicorns and a crap sandwich)
To: Katya; Doogle; Eye of Unk; ken5050; kenmcg; muir_redwoods
I don't know. I've got to give Kittinger the "brassballs" award for jumping out of an unpressurized gondola at 100,000ft 50+ YEARS ago!
Ok, not supersonic and 120,000 ft for Baumgartner, but Kittinger survived a flat spin at 22 g's in an early test flight. Gak!
Supersonic in 21st century spacesuit pales next to a guy who took a step out of that basket with 50's technology!
(Oh, and Kittinger ended up surviving the Hanoi Hilton....)
9 posted on
10/09/2012 5:56:49 AM PDT by
sam_paine
(X .................................)
To: Katya
Hope he doesn’t lose his heat shield!
10 posted on
10/09/2012 6:01:30 AM PDT by
cuban leaf
(Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
To: Katya
He’s nuts.
If he is after fame, no one will remember his name before, during, and after his success or failure.
To: Katya
I predict his family will be attending his funeral early next week.
To: Katya
Countdown on Hold Until 09:30 MDT.
Wind speeds not yet optimal for launch.
Earliest possible Launch 11:30 MDT. As of Tuesday 2:14 p.m. GMT/UTC
18 posted on
10/09/2012 7:17:17 AM PDT by
Tainan
(Cogito, ergo conservatus sum)
To: Katya
He has already made a jump from 17 miles so we are talking another Six miles higher - which isn’t Eight Miles High.
19 posted on
10/09/2012 8:16:23 AM PDT by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: Katya
Will his contrail be visible? :)
20 posted on
10/09/2012 10:02:27 AM PDT by
Vinnie
(A)
To: Katya
When he hits Max Q, he’ll break up.
21 posted on
10/09/2012 10:50:49 AM PDT by
NonValueAdded
("Why not eliminate the middle man and have whoever feeds Obama his lines debate Romney directly?")
To: Katya
22 posted on
10/09/2012 10:52:00 AM PDT by
ctdonath2
($1 meals: http://abuckaplate.blogspot.com)
To: Katya
Shouldn’t he be sitting on a motorcycle, a bomb, or somethin’?
26 posted on
10/13/2012 10:28:17 PM PDT by
Gene Eric
(Demoralization is a weapon of the enemy. Don't get it, don't spread it!)
To: Katya
HEADS UP: The link is live at this time with video from the launch site. Update will be at 0645 Pacific/0945 Eastern. Currently on a weather hold. Winds have to be calm at the launch site before they can go.
27 posted on
10/14/2012 6:25:37 AM PDT by
hoagy62
("Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered..."-Thomas Paine. 1776)
To: Katya
Weather hold extended. Waiting for breezes to die down before inflating the balloon. Possible launch @ 0800 Pacific/1100 Eastern.
28 posted on
10/14/2012 6:53:17 AM PDT by
hoagy62
("Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered..."-Thomas Paine. 1776)
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