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Michel Fournier (Le Grand Saut) News, 1700 GMT Saturday 21 Sept

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Here's the press release about the jump being postponed until next May. When reading it, please keep in mind that English is not the first language of the writer. It looks like it was washed through Babelfish...Mark Harju sends

21 septembre 2002. Saskatoon. 10h00 heure locale.

Fermeture de la fenêtre météo.
Report du Grand Saut de Michel Fournier en mai 2003.


A la remise du dernier bulletin météo, malheureusement défavorable, présenté
par Dale , le directeur du lancement , Michel Fournier n'a pas eu
d'autre choix que de reporter le Grand Saut à la prochaine fenêtre météo
possible, au mois de mai 2003.

Deux tentatives de lancement ont avortées : la première à cause du vent qui
s'est levé prématurément et la deuxième due à un incident technique lors du
gonflage de l'enveloppe.
L'équipe du Grand Saut, le cour gros, plie bagages, ayant attendu jusqu'au
bout une opportunité pour le lancement du ballon stratosphérique permettant
d'élever la capsule pressurisée de Michel Fournier à plus de 40 000 mètres
d'altitude.
Comme prévu, à la date du 20 septembre, les jets stream se sont renforcés à
300 Km/h annonçant l'arrivée imminente de l'hiver et fermant jusqu'en mai
prochain la fenêtre météo favorable à une incursion humaine dans la
stratosphère.
Sur les plaines du Saskatchewan, les premières neiges sont attendues dans
les jours qui viennent. Rendez-vous à tous en mai 2003 !

Je vous recontacterai dans la semaine
Merci de suivre Le Grand Saut, il n'est pas annule mais reporte simplement.
Amities
Brigitte


September 21, 2002. Saskatoon. 10. 00 am

Adjournment of Michel Fournier's big Jump in May, 2003.

In the discount of the last meteorological, regrettably unfavourable
bulletin, presented by Dale , the director of the launch, Michel
Fournier had not the other choice than to put back the Big Jump in the next
possible meteorological window, in May 2003.

Two attempts of launch failed : the first because of the wind which got up
prematurely and the second due to a technical hitch during the inflating of
the envelope.
The team of the Big Jump, folds luggage, having waited up to the end for an
opportunity for the launch of the balloon stratosphérique allowing to raise
the capsule pressurized by Michel Fournier at more than 40 000 metres in
height.
As expected, in the date of September 20, the jets stream strengthened in
300 kph announcing the imminent arrival of the winter and closing until next
May the meteorological window favorable to a human raid in the stratosphere.
On the plains of Saskatchewan, the first snows are waited in the days which
come.Meeting in all in May, 2003.
I'll send you news next week. Thanks to follow the Super Jump. It is not cancelled but only delayed.

Best regards

Brigitte
"The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat."

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