Calgary man plans to soar into space using lawn chair and 500 balloons
Rehashing what he did last year, but he's going to die if he attempts this.
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Boria said he has already purchased a 1970s Soviet space suit he plans to refurbish, and is working towards getting his pilot’s licence and a radio operator’s licence
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“Once I’m up there, I’ll jump down and break the speed of sound,” he said. “If the Red Bull guy can do it, I can too.”
In the 1950s and early '60s, a small band of high-altitude pioneers exposed themselves to the extreme forces of the space age long before NASA's acclaimed Mercury 7 would make headlines. Though largely forgotten today, balloonists were the first to venture into the frozen near-vacuum on the edge of our world, exploring the very limits of human physiology and human ingenuity in this lethal realm.
"Calgary man gets free advertising for his business while not actually dumb enough to try this"
That's the thing. This guy *IS* dumb enough to try this. He's already done a stunt like it once, with several charges for violating protected air space to prove it.
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In the 1950s and early '60s, a small band of high-altitude pioneers exposed themselves to the extreme forces of the space age long before NASA's acclaimed Mercury 7 would make headlines. Though largely forgotten today, balloonists were the first to venture into the frozen near-vacuum on the edge of our world, exploring the very limits of human physiology and human ingenuity in this lethal realm.
Kittinger was boss, and since I'm quoting a troutman post his jump was also featured in the music video of Dayvan Cowboy by the Boards of Canada.
Calgary man plans to soar into space using lawn chair and 500 balloons
