Two falling items today: a long-range paper airplane and an apparently suicidal skydiver.
The paper airplane is the product of University of Tokyo Professor Shinji Suzuki, and he wants it to be thrown out of the space station. It has been treated with chemicals to keep it from burning up as it falls through Earth's atmosphere, when its speed may reach Mach 20, according to the World Aeronautical Press Agency. The idea has received mixed responses. Suzuki and his team hope that it could "inspire new designs for lightweight re-entry vehicles, or for planes to explore the upper reaches of the atmosphere." On the other hand, London's Daily Mail sniffs, "The mission would follow a distinguished history of pointless experiments in space."
A movie stuntman in a spacesuit will go for the world record in Skydiving, according to British newspaper The Sun. He will dive from 120,000 feet, freefall for seven minutes, and likely break the sound barrier before opening his 'chute. He will hopefully also survive.
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assumedy your brain doesn't have time to make up too much stuff. I liked the london's daily comment. i'm working on my mnemonic - i'll get back with you about july.
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