I hadn't taken into account the lack of sleep on landing. I'm sure adrenalin was going pretty well when he saw the runway. But even with that, fatigue would have been wicked.
As for the crap to run into, that's a good point as well.
If you had near inexaustable funds, all the time in the world, and the desire to head out into the world and do crazy record breaking stuff, you'd be the headliner for most the news in the world right this minute.
Things learned on such a long distance flight over earth, can easily be used to make a flight work out of our atmosphere.
You've got to take some smaller steps before you break into a full run.
I think that the cool crap that the gang over at Scaled Composites has been doing lately has done more to spark interest in space flight than NASA has done in the last decade.
Yeah, I have to admit that there is a super geeky little kid somewhere inside me that thinks a multithreaded version of solitare, or freecell, or heart, would be REALLY cool.
They could make it chrome, or stainless steel. mmmmmmm.
Maybe they could make a higher end model out of Carbon Steel.
That way you can drop it in the gravel, and not worry about the case getting scratched up.:)
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I hadn't taken into account the lack of sleep on landing. I'm sure adrenalin was going pretty well when he saw the runway. But even with that, fatigue would have been wicked.
As for the crap to run into, that's a good point as well.
Yeah, there are tricks you can play to reduce your need. Pilots have been doing this for years.
:)
Heh, and yeah, Glenn pissed himself.
Well, he's not flying to Cleveland. He's flying solo, setting records, in an experimental plane.
:)
I think that might have been enough to keep his interest for a few more hours.
If I remember correctly, the U2 has to be fueled in mid air to make a global loop.
I know for a fact the SR-71 must be refueled after take off to go far at all. It doesn't retain it's fuel well on the ground.
"I don't have the fuel! Take a left over the North pole!"
If you had near inexaustable funds, all the time in the world, and the desire to head out into the world and do crazy record breaking stuff, you'd be the headliner for most the news in the world right this minute.
Well, I think the space shuttle would have a hard time circling the earth at the altitude that the global flier did it.
Things learned on such a long distance flight over earth, can easily be used to make a flight work out of our atmosphere.
You've got to take some smaller steps before you break into a full run.
I think that the cool crap that the gang over at Scaled Composites has been doing lately has done more to spark interest in space flight than NASA has done in the last decade.
Well, he decided to land in freakin' Kansas. They don't have many people out there, feewer people who give a rat's ass.
If he would have landed in Chicago, NYC, or any number of other places, he would have had a huge crowd.
I know there was some question as to when or if he was going to sleep. I'm very eager to see how that played out.
:)
it's easy to say you're not going to sleep. But sleep is a very persistant predator.
Yeah, it'll be interesting to see if it was jsut an instrument error, evaporation, or whatever else.
Also, I'm interested in their fuel economy in the real world as compared to what they expected.
"Kinda the same as it costs to get TV anyway." The price, and you get what you really want, and not crap.
Sounds like a deal.
Nothing like a little chest puffing and grandstanding to inspire your business partners!
. . . that so many geeks will admit to having watched 'The OC'.
OOOooooOOOOO, yeah. That's Hawt!
It just begs for a solid state HD and Damn Small Linux.
And how does your monitor taste?
hey, maybe if I do I'll meet him!
:P
That'd be fun.
I think it's time I sued Stephen King for making me into a homocidal maniac.
As always, I'm looking forward to dropping prices on last weeks' tech. Getting a nice single core CPU on the cheap, as they fall out of fasion.
One has to wonder then, why hasn't anyone introduced a video card that uses SMP?
It makes sence to me.
If they can't release a GPU that's fast enough, use more GPUs.
Yeah, I have to admit that there is a super geeky little kid somewhere inside me that thinks a multithreaded version of solitare, or freecell, or heart, would be REALLY cool.
Heh, thanks. That was good for a nice little chuckle. :)
I was thinking about a helmet.
It'll cover your eyes and ears. That was it can black out stuff it doesn't want you seeing, and bleep out stuff you shouldn't hear.
. . . I'm ready to look up at the moon and see a man made object.
"Or make it shiny."
:)
They could make it chrome, or stainless steel. mmmmmmm.
Maybe they could make a higher end model out of Carbon Steel.
That way you can drop it in the gravel, and not worry about the case getting scratched up.