Houston Skyventure

[AggieDave 6]

Standby for the Houston Skyventure!

http://www.skydivespaceland.com/ Spaceland has the scoup and all the available info thus far.

This is cool! Especailly for someone like me that can't afford to fly to one.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[AggieDave 6]

Damn, no one is going to respond about this? That's sad!

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[Misslmperfect 0]

dont see anything....just the basic skydiving stuff...am i missing something?

Oh Canada, merci pour la livraison!

[huntin4rabbitt 0]

I am also excited about the wind tunnel in Houston. I want to use it work on my skills. I am sure I can dramatically shorten the learning curve.

[flyangel2 2]

Dave, have you ever been to the tunnel in Orlando? For those of us that have, that picture looks very familiar.
BTW, where is the name "Skyventure" on that tunnel or any where else on that website?

Edit to add: I keep clicking on the picture like it says to do on the website to get more information, and nothing happens.

May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey

[WFFC 1]

the picture of the other tunnel we saw was prettier...

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~~~Michael

[flyangel2 2]

You mean this one? Let's not forget about [url "http://dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=25670;" "> this one. Got to get the boobie feel in

Sorry Lisa, had to steal those pictures

May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey

[Unstable 9]

Now I've got to convince my 4-way team that we need to get down their before Collegiates!!!

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[WFFC 1]

not those...the one we saw at Bill's after dinner. hmmm...feeling boobies...yummy...

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~~~Michael

[TribalTalon 0]

i believe this is the one thats gonna be down by NASA, right? what i heard from tom olson was that this thing is being funded by a bunch of nasa scientists and that they wanted to start it as a tourist attraction, they didnt really even have skydivers in mind. should work out pretty cool though. its only about 20 mins from my apt.

[AggieDave 6]

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i believe this is the one thats gonna be down by NASA, right?

Yup. Atleast that's what I've heard.

Oh, its doesn't say Skyventure on the website, that's odd, it looks like one, people that know are saying its one...if it quacks like a duck, walks like a duck...

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[TribalTalon 0]

well because the scientists arent thinking of it as a skydiver attraction, i think what they have planned is more of a "zero-g" simulator so the people can "know" what its like to be an astronaut. riiiiight. i'm sure it'll end up just being all skydivers that show up there lol.

[Hazarrd 1]

if its being built by NASA I would think it would be on the same level, if not better, than the Skyventure tunnel.

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[TribalTalon 0]

NOTE: its NOT being built by NASA, its being built by a group of scientists that work for nasa.

[flyangel2 2]

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not those...the one we saw at Bill's after dinner. hmmm...feeling boobies...yummy...

Shhhh, that was secret stuff

May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey

[cloudseeker2001 0]

I do not know if this is one of Steves deals or not.....but he has been talking about it for some time. That is a custom Mykel pic for sure!

"Some call it heavenly in it's brilliance,
others mean and rueful of the western dream"

[jumperconway 0]

ok, 4 NASA engineers and Steve Boyd, dzo from Spaceland and other investers. It IS Skyventure but billed as the Zero Gravity Room to appeal to the general public around the NASA (where it will be built, JSC)theme. It will be a 12' tunnel just like Orlando but with all the bell and whistle updates, even better than Perris from what I'm told

[KrisFlyZ 0]

The website is now accessible.

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The arrival of a new 1000 hp VWT will quickly spread throughout the skydiving industry drawing significant numbers to Houston. TunnelCamp (the largest skydiving school in the nation) based in Orlando is approximately 35% of SkyVenture business. We expect to pick up a significant share of this business due to our convenient location and easy access (Bush International Airport and Hobby Airport).

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The Zero-G Group has signed a purchase agreement with SkyVenture to purchase a 5-fan 1000 horsepower wind tunnel. This contract gives The Zero-G Group exclusive rights to place a SkyVenture tunnel in the Houston territory (85 mile radius).

Kris.

[cloudseeker2001 0]

HAHAHA! Steve Boyd strikes again!

I think they should build it to look like one of the Apollo capsules that landed on the moon since it has such a connection with NASA!
It has been a really long day for me!

"Some call it heavenly in it's brilliance,
others mean and rueful of the western dream"