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Faltering Notoriety?

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
November 12, 2012
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Felix Baumgartner Jump Imitated By First Burger In Space (with video). Huffington post
“Filling those space shoes and performing anything near as death-defying is a difficult task, but an unassuming, unlikely and altogether tastier contender has stepped up to the plate. The latest intrepid space explorer is, in fact, a burger. Using a large helium balloon and a cheap digital camera, five students from Harvard University launched “Operation Skyfall”, the first burger in space.”
Supersonic skydiver Felix Baumgartner found guilty of punching Greek lorry driver in road rage incident, Daily Mail
“Supersonic skydiver Felix Baumgartner has been found guilty of punching a Greek lorry driver in the face in a road rage incident in his home town of Salzburg, Austria two years ago. Baumgartner, who last month broke the world record altitude for a parachute jump in the Red Bull Stratos project, had appealed against the conviction for assault but a three-judge appeals panel today upheld the verdict.”
An Austrian Taxpayer Doesn’t Like NASA Funding Priorities, earlier post

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9 responses to “Faltering Notoriety?”

  1. Daniel L says:
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    Apparently the burger has since held press conferences attacking the US space program as a waste of money. We should firstly repair all our burger joints on Earth before setting up any new ones on Mars.

    • kcowing says:
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      I had a hamburger once at a McDonalds in London near Trafalgar Square (just out of curiosity). I can only imagine how horrible they are across the rest of Europe. This is one area where America truly leads the world!

      • Steve Whitfield says:
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        Keith,

        Curious, one of McDonalds’ long standing marketing claims is that you can go to a McDonalds anywhere in the world and get exactly the same food.  I found that hard to believe and now you seem to be confirming that it’s not so, which doesn’t surprise me.  But then I don’t understand why so many people eat there in the first place. I think launching a Big Mac into space just might be the best thing you can do with one. But maybe I’m too fussy.

        Steve

        • kcowing says:
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          This burger was not cooked like we are used to but rather was baked and broiled or something. The ‘fries’ were awful and they did not really have what I’d call a “shake”.  But the Coke tasted the same as it always does (except what they make in Saudi Arabia – that is flat).

          • hikingmike says:
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            Coke has tons of different recipes for different countries. You might be able to buy Mexican Cokes in a grocery store near you. They have them by me. If you drink a lot of it, you can notice the difference. Maybe the one in England is the same though, not sure. Supposedly there is a Coke fountain at the headquarters in Atlanta that has all the different recipes for tasting.

            Here is an interesting listen (or read) about Oreo cookies in China – http://www.npr.org/blogs/mo

      • Robin Seibel says:
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        I can attest to how not-like the American version the burgers at a McDonalds in Bonn were. Much worse than the burgers, though, were the kiwi milkshakes.  Why kiwi?

      • ASFalcon13 says:
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        Wait, are you seriously basing an entire continent’s hamburgers on your experience at a McDonalds? That’s like saying that you think Texas has terrible Tex-Mex because you ate at a Taco Bell in Dallas this one time. McDonalds burgers are utter garbage no matter what country you’re in.

        For what it’s worth, the US has indeed perfected the art of the hamburger, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get a quality slider elsewhere in the world. In England, there’s a popular variety that’s made with onion that’s actually quite tasty.

  2. objose says:
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    Excuse me for changing the topic back to the article title and away from the entrawling topic of Mc Donald’s hamburger taste. I just HOPE that the reason Felix jump was not a NASA topic was because someone in NASA knew his views and knew his history of violence. Keith, do you think NASA has people who know how to “Google” personal history?  Either way, it is fortunate that NASA did not get close to this guy either on purpose or by accident.