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"Guitar groups are on their way out, Mr Epstein."
Upon rejecting the Beatles, Dick Rowe told Brian Epstein of the January 1, 1962 audition for Decca, which signed Brian Poole and the Tremeloes instead. -
What is crazy is that a member of the Air Force did it from higher in 1960 without all the fancy equipment and special suit. Weak.Originally posted by Topper View Post -
Um, you might want to check that. Joe Kittinger did have a special suit, or he would have died. It might not have been as high-tech, but he definitely had a special suit. He's also an advisor on this, so I don't think he has a problem with it.Originally posted by TexTechCoug View PostComment
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He had the best technology they had back then, but doing something like that was crazy. It was probably a precursor or running concomitant with the space program.Originally posted by mtnbiker View Post"Guitar groups are on their way out, Mr Epstein."
Upon rejecting the Beatles, Dick Rowe told Brian Epstein of the January 1, 1962 audition for Decca, which signed Brian Poole and the Tremeloes instead.Comment
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They were trying to develop technology for bailing out safely at extremely high altitudes. Once they developed and successfuly tested the parachute system, they pitched it to NASA but they weren't interested. I saw a documentary where those who developed Joe Kittinger's parachutes claimed that if NASA would have outfitted the space shuttles with the system, it would have saved the lives of some of the astronauts on the Challenger. I have no idea if that is true.Originally posted by Topper View Post
But what Kittinger did was crazy. Much like landing on the moon in tin foil with computers no more powerful than my calculator running your ship was crazy.Comment
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