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Each time it kind of made things a little better just learning from the previous flight. >> i started using a pilot's parachute, which is nice and comfortable. we had more balloons, more ballast, we got more security and safety. better communication between the ground crew. >> july 5, 2008. kent couch attempts to fly from bend, oregon, to boise, idaho, and break his record of 193 miles traveled in a cluster balloon. >> on launch day, we had to be up at like 3:30 in the morning. >> it's usually between 50 to 70 volunteers that make this thing work. we'd normally have four or six helium stations...

Dragon flights how much this is going to cost but the hope is that it will lower cost for the taxpayers, freeing funds for nasa to explore deep space with their orion deep spacecraft and the big booster designed to lift it. if nasa can economize on cargo service and astronaut flights to the station, farther out destinations are more in reach. this is big controversial that decision in 2010. this is big step forward in cementing that decision. jon: hats off to the scientists, engineers at spacex who apparently made this thing work. tom jones, thank you. >> i agree. you bet. jenna: his future is...

Each time it made things a little better, just learning from the previous flight. >> i started using a pilot's parachute, which is nice and comfortable. we had more balloons, more ballast, we got more security and more safety. better communication between the ground crew. >> july 5th, 2008. kent couch attempts to fly from bend, oregon, to boise, idaho, and break his record of 193 miles traveled in a cluster balloon. >> on launch day, we had to be up at 3:30 in the morning. >> it's usually about 50 to 70 volunteers that make this thing work. we'd normally have four or six helium stations. each ...

Little better just learning from the previous flight. >> i started using a pilot's parachute, which is nice and comfortable. we had more balloons, more ballast, we got more security and safety. better communication between the ground crew. >> july 5, 2008. kent couch attempts to fly from bend, oregon, to boise, idaho, and break his record of 193 miles traveled in a cluster balloon. >> on launch day, we had to be up at 3:30 in the morning. >> it's usually about 50 to 70 volunteers that make this thing work. we'd normally have four or six helium stations. each station has four people on it with ...

Just learning from the previous flight. >> i started using a pilot's parachute, which is nice and comfortable. we got more security and safety. better communication between the ground crew. >> july 5, 2008. kent couch attempts to fly from bend, oregon, to boise, idaho, and break his record of 193 miles traveled in a cluster balloon. >> on launch day, we had to be up at 3:30 in the morning. >> it's usually about 50 to 70 volunteers that make this thing work. we'd normally have four or six helium stations. each station had four people on it. with a different role. >> probably takes a minute or t...