So a man rode in a balloon all the way to space...

[kungfuwaynewho]

NGL, I cried like three separate times while watching all this.

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[ufgator1977.livejournal.com]

I was really scared the whole time he was spinning. I let out a sigh of relief when he finally stabilized. All I could think about was the space jump from the latest Star Trek movie. I also thought about how just maybe we might be able to use this as a blueprint for rescuing an astronaut some day.

Awesomsauce.

[kungfuwaynewho.livejournal.com]

Haha I thought about Star Trek's space jump, too. They made it look much easier.

Yeah, there was some naysaying here and there, but the many, many practical applications of what they learned doing this are astounding.