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Orbital Skydiving, video speaks for itself
belleraphon1
post Dec 12 2008, 12:21 AM
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I have done a couple jumps in my life.... first time hit the only flagpole in the field and second time landed in a corn field.
But this would truly rock!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrlIB1rzlZs

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post Dec 12 2008, 05:53 PM
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Besides the fact that US Air Force Colonel Joe Kittinger really jumped from 31 km, the Stratosphere:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Kittinger

It also reminds me of an escape concept known as MOOSE:
http://boggsspace.com/strange_but_true.asp

Post Scriptum: didn't have any intention to wander into manned spaceflight!
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- belleraphon1   Orbital Skydiving   Dec 12 2008, 12:21 AM
- - Phil Stooke   Yes, that's quite a jump! Before anyone a...   Dec 12 2008, 03:18 AM
- - belleraphon1   Watching this video makes me want to jump again......   Dec 12 2008, 04:29 AM
- - charborob   That video reminds me that a man is planning to ju...   Dec 12 2008, 04:25 PM
- - PhilCo126   Besides the fact that US Air Force Colonel Joe Kit...   Dec 12 2008, 05:53 PM

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