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Chasing The Jet Stream: Episode Two

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08/12/2018 GMT

Episode Two

Chasing The Jet Stream

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Chasing the Jet stream follows the adventures of Marc Hauser from Switzerland.

In episode two Marc Hauser prepares for his mission with training jumps - including from a balloon. But he faces delays caused by bad weather.

Chasing the Jet stream follows the adventures of Marc Hauser from Switzerland, who wants to be the first skydiver in the world to jump into the jet stream to establish a new horizontal speed record and bring attention to the new technology of airborne wind energy systems. In episode two Marc prepares for his mission with training jumps - including from a balloon. But he faces delays caused by bad weather.

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Chasing Jet Stream follows the adventures of Marc Hauser from Switzerland, who wants to be the first skydiver in the world to jump into the jet stream to establish a new horizontal speed record and bring attention to the new technology of airborne wind energy systems capable of harnessing high-altitude wind power.



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