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Balloonists Prepare For Another Altitude Record Attempt

Posted by timothy on from the mylar-with-ribbons dept.

EyesWideOpen writes "Determined to break the current altitude record of 34,747 metres (114,000 ft) Colin Prescot and Andy Elson will try again this year to take a giant envelope to a height in excess of 40,000 metres (130,000 feet). The balloonists have made previous attempts at the record and are hoping to use what has been learned so far, as well as a wider zone in which their QinetiQ 1 balloon can fly off southwest England, to be successful this year. To perform radiation and micrometeoroid experiments Prescot will try to fly a solar-powered propeller-driven plane (with a mounted camera) in the stratosphere. June to September is the proposed launch window."

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  1. MY CHINESE GIRLFRIEND LIKES TO JACK ME OFF by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic



    But, I like to wipe my lukewarm semen around on her tan ass.

    It sort of slithers to the purple cuts.

  2. Watch that first step! by stefanlasiewski · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It's a doozy...

    --
    "Can of worms? The can is open... the worms are everywhere."
  3. METAMODS! LOOK HERE! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This is an obvious attempt by one of my enemies to use their moderator points to hurt my karma.

    Moderator bombing.

    Hell, it was a joke. Parachuters + First step, funny!