July 31, 2003
Austrian birdman falls to earth -- from England to France
A 34-year-old Austrian mechanic became the first person ever to fly across the English Channel without the benefit of an aircraft, gliding from England to France wearing only a specially-designed suit.Skydiver Felix Baumgartner started his unusual journey from a point some 9,000 metres (30,000 feet) over the English port of Dover at 6:09 am (0409 GMT), and ended it 1,000 metres above Cape Blanc-Nez, near the French port of Calais, where he opened a parachute and landed at 6:23 am.
Posted by Bob King at July 31, 2003 06:45 AM
Related Categories: Quadrant - Technological
E-mail This Story
Syndication
Search
Receive Weekly Summaries
Change Quadrants
Change Themes
'Boomers Battle Aging'
'Digital Impact'
'Girls Rule'
'Health(ier) Food'
'Military Transformation'
'Obesity Epidemic'
'Open Source Everywhere'
'Response to Terrorism'
'The Biotech Century'
'The New Age of Germs'
'Wal-mart'nizing the World'
'Digital Impact'
'Girls Rule'
'Health(ier) Food'
'Military Transformation'
'Obesity Epidemic'
'Open Source Everywhere'
'Response to Terrorism'
'The Biotech Century'
'The New Age of Germs'
'Wal-mart'nizing the World'
Deep Dive
Change Resources
Forrester Research
Gartner
Global Business Network
Inferential Focus
Institute for the Future
John Naisbitt -- Megatrends
Yankelovich
Gartner
Global Business Network
Inferential Focus
Institute for the Future
John Naisbitt -- Megatrends
Yankelovich
Archives
January 2005
December 2004
September 2004
July 2004
June 2004
May 2004
April 2004
March 2004
February 2004
January 2004
December 2003
November 2003
October 2003
September 2003
August 2003
July 2003
June 2003
May 2003
December 2004
September 2004
July 2004
June 2004
May 2004
April 2004
March 2004
February 2004
January 2004
December 2003
November 2003
October 2003
September 2003
August 2003
July 2003
June 2003
May 2003
©Copyright 2003-4 Rugged Elegance, LLC
All rights reserved.
All rights reserved.