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James May at the Edge of Space (BBC Documentary)
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Posted on 06/25/2009 1:17:34 PM PDT by bethybabes69
James May always wanted to be an astronaut. Now, 40 years after the first Apollo landings, he gets a chance to fly to the edge of space in a U2 spy plane. But first he has to undergo three gruelling days of training with the US Air Force and learn to use a space suit to stay alive in air so thin it can kill in an instant. He discovers that during the flight there are only two people higher than him, and they are both real astronauts on the International Space Station.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...
TOPICS: History; Hobbies; Military/Veterans; Science
KEYWORDS: england; majortom; nasa; outerspace; space; spyplane; topgear; us; usaf
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To: KevinDavis
Yah, as fas as 'Top Gear Gang Activities' go, this is probably the biggest, even though this was one of May's own shows.
May is a lucky man!
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posted on
06/26/2009 1:02:54 AM PDT
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bethybabes69
(Between you, and whatever you call God, there is no authority, only an illusion of it.)
To: bethybabes69
Thank you for posting that, Bethy. Gives a guy like me hope (sic) that maybe one day I could reach 70,000ft as well. I got a little emotive just watching the video.
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06/26/2009 10:57:38 AM PDT
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wastedyears
(The Tree is thirsty and the hogs are hungry.)
To: TalonDJ
If you blow all the air out of your lungs, you could survive a few seconds out in space.
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06/26/2009 10:59:22 AM PDT
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wastedyears
(The Tree is thirsty and the hogs are hungry.)
To: bethybabes69
Is James May one of those guys on Top Gear?
I have seen it a few times.
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06/26/2009 11:05:51 AM PDT
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alarm rider
(My tagline is on vacation.)
To: alarm rider
Yep AR, he's one of the presenters.
He's the most rational and trusted one of the three!
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06/26/2009 1:59:07 PM PDT
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bethybabes69
(Between you, and whatever you call God, there is no authority, only an illusion of it.)
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