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Red Bull and Felix are Austrian! I'm pro USA, but why should they have an American flag on the capsule?
As for enjoying the view, he had 2+ hrs to enjoy the view...albeit from inside the capsule. I think most humans that are staring possible death from 128,000' will just get it over with....

Yeah I didn't realize that they weren't American.. my bad.

However... when Apollo 8 went around the moon, when they saw earthrise for the first time, they stopped everything and looked at home...

I'm not minimizing the accomplishment at all.. I just thought it interesting that he is in a position that no other human will be in for a long long time.. and he didn't stop to smell the roses. The romantic in me would have.

tsquare

10-14-2012 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by galaxy flyer (Post 1277020)

But, not as big as his balls!

GF

What does this mean? Does having abnormally large testicles make one more brave? Or studly? Why is that? I have never really understood this phrase as being anything more than a little disgusting to use in mixed company.

LNL76

10-14-2012 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by tsquare (Post 1277032)

Come on....there aren't any stinky girls here!

Oh, wait....:D ;)

cni187

10-14-2012 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Delta1067 (Post 1276960)

I know you can GS out of base. I was asking if you could YS out of base.

No. It does happen sometimes. I was 88B in Atl and my first trip was a deadhead to NY to cover a rotation.

scambo1

10-14-2012 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by tsquare (Post 1277032)

Many languages use the term to denote extraordinary hubris. It is probably rooted in testosterone, the producer of which is the cojones. It may seem/sound somewhat rude, but linguistically it has been around a long time and will probably be around for a long time to come.

In social circles, it may not be politically correct. However, it is likely both anatomically and body chemistry correct.

IMO, whether you were an astronaut, especially an early astronaut or a guy in a spacesuit about to do a supersonic parachute jump, the descriptor fits well.

FmrFreightDog

10-14-2012 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Jesse (Post 1276982)

Quote from Baumgartner after the jump - "When I was standing there on top of the world, you become so humble, you do not think about of breaking records anymore, you do not think of about gaining scientific date. The only thing you want is to come back alive," he said after the jump.

Glad to see he's human.

The view was amazing, I'm sure. My 6 year old sat on the couch for 2 hours glued to the TV today and actually gasped when Baumgartner stepped off the platform. Tonight, before he fell asleep, he was reenacting the jump with lego figurines.....

FmrFreightDog

10-14-2012 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by cni187 (Post 1277039)

No. It does happen sometimes. I was 88B in Atl and my first trip was a deadhead to NY to cover a rotation.

Yeah, but if it began with a deadhead from ATL, it was an ATL rotation. Scheduling will do that if there's insufficient coverage in base (NYC in this example), but it's still an ATL rotation.

As far as I know, you can't YS an out of base trip.

Denny Crane

10-14-2012 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Delta1067 (Post 1276960)

I know you can GS out of base. I was asking if you could YS out of base.

Simple answer, no.

Denny

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