IP: SoloSpirit Update from Mission Control at Washington University in St. Louis

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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> Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 17:27:35 -0500
> Subject: SoloSpirit  Update from Mission Control at Washington University
>         in St. Louis
> From: Marc Hamilton <marchamilton () earthlink net>
> To: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
>
> Dave for the IP'ers interested in following Steve Fossett's ATW balloon
> journey they can get email updates from Washington University in St. Louis
> (Mission Control) at http://solospirit.wustl.edu/.  MC passes on info they
> receive via Fossett's email from the high above every couple of hours.
>
> Marc Hamilton
> St. Louis
>
>
> Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 14:47:33 -0500
> To: SoloSpirit List Subscriber <marchamilton () earthlink net>
> Subject: [sololist] Update from Mission Control at Washington University in
> St. Louis
>
> Fossett still making headway (19:00 UTC)
>
> ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, AUGUST 15, 2 P.M. CDT (19:00 UTC) -- Balloonist Steve
> Fossett has indicated he was able to sleep today and will not need to lower
> his altitude to gain further rest. Earlier, Fossett planned to fly at lower
> altitudes in order to sleep without his oxygen mask. That strategy would
> have cut his speed in half.
>
> Solo Spirit is 253 miles (407 km) from the coast of Chile. The team at
> Mission Control says Solo Spirit will pass over the coast late this evening
> CDT. The balloon's southeasterly track will take it over the Andes at an
> altitude of at least 27,000 feet.
>
> Once past the mountain range, Solo Spirit will drop down to 13,000 or 15,000
> feet. Not only will Fossett be able to breathe without an oxygen mask at the
> lower levels, but also the winds will be more advantageous at that point
> than they would be at higher altitudes, said Bob Rice, chief meteorologist
> at Mission Control at Washington University in St. Louis.
>
> Solo Spirit is traveling at 25 miles (40 km) per hour at 26,000 feet (7,924
> m). Fossett is almost 11 days into his solo flight around the world. Fossett
> will reach the halfway point in his trip sometime Thursday afternoon CDT.
>
> For more information on the flight, please visit our Web page at
> solospirit.wustl.edu.
>
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