Space balloon wipes out car

[Mike]

 


http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2010/04/29/2885724.htm

[Delphine]

Oops - rather spectacular

[Rick]

Woah! Looks like something broke away before the balloon was properly filled.

Makes the Orion 1 escapade look nice and tame by comparison...

[mickw]

It's obvious from the video that Mike and the Cambridge crew just ain't trying hard enough 

[RobertM]

Ooops !

[Mac]

 

[PhilB]

See what happens when there's no ref to catch it! 

[Rick]

So the Telegraph got hold of the story...

Nasa space balloon crashes into car during takeoff
A multi-million pound Nasa space balloon has crashed during takeoff in the Australian outback, hitting a car and narrowly missing a crowd of spectators.

The large balloon, which was carrying expensive and sensitive scientific equipment, was buffeted by a strong gust of wind and ripped from its mooring as it was being filled with air in preparation for launch.

The wind carried the balloon for about 500 metres, when it hit a fence and an onlooker's car before collapsing.

More on telegraph.co.uk

Neat trick, that, using air in a lighter-than-air balloon.

[Mike]

I must get myself a bottle of that lighter than air air.

[PhilB]

Lighter than air air? Sounds like hot air to me