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Space BASE jumping, eh?

nick hoffman — 6/29/2007 2:10:42 PM (archived)

watch out for the guy ropes on the way down...

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Space Diving in Popular Science - Chris Vancil - 6/27/2007 4:27:47 PM
- Research before writing the article - phil - 6/27/2007 8:58:22 PM
  - re: Research before writing the article - Chris Vancil - 6/28/2007 8:17:37 AM
    - it's just a picture, Jim - phil - 6/28/2007 12:18:16 PM
  - re: Research before writing the article - Chris Vancil - 6/28/2007 8:17:18 AM
  - Missing a heatshield - Daniel - 6/27/2007 9:30:17 PM
    - re: Missing a heatshield - Robert Clark - 6/28/2007 2:17:55 PM
      - Thanks for the links - Daniel - 6/28/2007 6:31:37 PM
    - Phil is right. - TB - 6/27/2007 10:29:21 PM
      - I don't get it - Daniel - 6/28/2007 6:27:49 PM
        
        re: I don't get it - gbaikie - 6/30/2007 1:32:07 AM
        
        re: I don't get it - Daniel - 6/30/2007 10:05:50 AM
        
        re: I don't get it - gbaikie - 6/30/2007 9:16:58 PM
        
        A theoretical fixed platform, that is. - TB - 6/28/2007 9:28:16 PM
        
        Space BASE jumping, eh? - nick hoffman - 6/29/2007 2:10:42 PM
        
        Another problem with a space base 1,000 miles up - TheSheepLookUp - 6/29/2007 2:19:23 PM
        
        Should have been more careful with my example. - TB - 6/29/2007 11:35:24 PM
        
        Let's get "back down to earth" here - Daniel - 6/30/2007 9:51:17 AM
        
        Where this originally started... - TB - 6/30/2007 5:17:35 PM
        
        Yep, you're right - Daniel - 6/30/2007 5:41:18 PM
        
        No problem. - TB - 6/30/2007 7:18:06 PM
      - re: Actually Phil is probably wrong. - Chris Vancil - 6/28/2007 8:22:57 AM
        
        Not how heat shields have to work. - TB - 6/28/2007 5:16:58 PM
        
        re: Not how heat shields have to work. - Chris Vancil - 6/28/2007 7:14:39 PM
    - No heatshield needed for the 60 mile drop - phil - 6/27/2007 9:41:22 PM
- How many things declared in Popular Science have ever come true - TheSheepLookUp - 6/27/2007 6:53:41 PM
  - That's kind of a running gag in the high tech business... - TB - 6/27/2007 9:08:51 PM
  - re: How many things declared in Popular Science have ever come true - Marcia - 6/27/2007 8:10:03 PM

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