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Garry Russell
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Jumping From The Edge of Space
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Garry Russell
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Re: Jumping From The Edge of Space
A Balloony :roll:
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Re: Jumping From The Edge of Space
Full of hot air Garry....?
Sure is a brave man....!
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Sure is a brave man....!
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Project Manhigh 
I had the pleasure of meeting Joe Kittinger at Oshkosh about ten years ago. He lectured extensivly on the Manhigh Ballon ascents.- seems amazing its almost 50 years ago
Leif
I had the pleasure of meeting Joe Kittinger at Oshkosh about ten years ago. He lectured extensivly on the Manhigh Ballon ascents.- seems amazing its almost 50 years ago
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Bonkers! But cool.. :tab:
I suffer from paranoid amnesia. I can't remember who I don't trust.
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rich byrne
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Re: Jumping From The Edge of Space
He also ended up as a POW in Vietnam, didn't he? A true American hero, and a very brave man.
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Rich , Im not sure - they had two of the three ManHigh Project guys there lecturing in the "Theatre in the Woods" I seem to remmber he was a flight surgeon at one time - It was an impressive story - I think what go to me was that I wsant aware it
went on into the early 60s I always thought it was a early 50s thing.
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went on into the early 60s I always thought it was a early 50s thing.
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WOW!
Thats Insane, not sure I would like to do that, I have serious respect for that guy.
Thats Insane, not sure I would like to do that, I have serious respect for that guy.
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What about the pressure and the rapid rise of it during the fall? 
Serious stuff and with so much clothing on he was at the mercy of whatever.....he could hardly move so the landing must have been tricky.
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Serious stuff and with so much clothing on he was at the mercy of whatever.....he could hardly move so the landing must have been tricky.
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"In the world of virtual reality things are not always what they seem."
"In the world of virtual reality things are not always what they seem."