flyhi 24 #1 July 2, 2015 Hadn't seen anything posted about the documentary, so here it is. Jeff Tremaine (director) did a nice job on Mat Hoffman on another 30 for 30 doc, so looking forward to this one. Premieres 30 July at 8:00 eastern time. Quote In 1965, a truck driver and exotic pet dealer from New Jersey decided that he could join an elite group of men who had been to the final frontier -- space. With no formal training, no college degree, and barely enough money to support his wife and three young children, he set out to take a balloon to the edge of space and jump out. If he succeeded, he'd set a world record in a free fall back to earth for nearly 17 minutes. More info at this site, but also includes some spoilers. http://espn.go.com/30for30/film?page=angryskyShit happens. And it usually happens because of physics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,400 #2 July 2, 2015 Oh, this is a must-see! I've heard casual mention of Nick over the years, but never knew any real details."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,400 #3 September 6, 2015 I just rented it via iTunes, and am halfway through now. This is really good!!! I'm surprised how much film they found of him prior to the attempts. What an amazing guy. I wish I could have met him."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #4 September 6, 2015 We watched it too. Interesting to see Joe Kittenger's comments. From what I heard, Joe thought they rushed too much and took dangerous shortcuts. Of course, they didn't have the funding the Air Force had when Joe made his jump. Where does the truth lie? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,400 #5 September 6, 2015 I was surprised that they never have figured out for sure what happened. I'm thinking it is too bad they didn't have a reefing system to keep the gondola's canopy from inflating until it dropped to ~10,000', so he wouldn't have spent so much time at low pressure."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
