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There's some heroism in daring to do something technically possible that hasn't been done before---the fact that he did it with world-class technical backing an
by fixermark 12y ago
There's some heroism in daring to do something technically possible that hasn't been done before---the fact that he did it with world-class technical backing and engineering work doesn't diminish the fact that at the end of the day, he strapped into that suit and he rode it down.
Apollo 11's crew had all of NASA backing it; that doesn't make them less heroic.
- lmm 12y agoThey were heroic because they took those risks, at least in some part, for science, for the good of humankind. Armstrong wanted to be recognised as a geologist (cynthiologist?) more than as an astronaut. This sounds like it's just some rich guy doing it for fun. Which, y'know, best of luck to him, enjoy what you've earned, but it seems no more heroic than buying a Ferrari.
- djloche 12y agoThis would be like buying a Ferrari and then re-engineering it to be able to successfully break the world land speed record.
- gaadd33 12y agoPretty much what this guy did: http://www.bobnorwood.com/Norwood%20Accomplishments.htm http://www.bobnorwood.com/Norwood%20Accomplishments.htm
- seanflyon 12y ago> no more heroic than buying a Ferrari. A better analogy would be: No more heroic than risking his life to design and build a better sports car than has ever been built.
- cpncrunch 12y ago"The project was performed by the Paragon StratEx team to test spacesuit technologies for several applications, including exploration of the Earth's stratosphere, supersonic research and spacecraft emergency escape studies" http://www.space.com/27537-supersonic-near-space-dive-photos.html http://www.space.com/27537-supersonic-near-space-dive-photos...