Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

Reader suggestions and comments are welcome... and if particularly intriguing, timely, or poignant, may themselves become future Quotes of the Day.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

“You can see the darkness of space, the curvature of the Earth, the fragile planet below... “I had zero sensation of speed... It felt like I was falling in a void. I had no sense of gravity."

Source: A little over a decade ago, 57-year-old Alan Eustace wore a specially designed suit to protect him from temperature and pressure changes as he ascended beneath a 120 meter tall helium balloon on his way to setting three World Air Sports Federation (FAI) records that still remain intact. It took Eustace a little over two hours to reach the altitude where the balloon stabilized at nearly the outer edge of the stratosphere. He and his Mission Control team began the countdown to release him.

FMI:  www.fai.org/