'Weather patterns' delay Singaporean's attempt to travel to edge of space
SINGAPORE: A pilot with the Singapore Armed Forces was forced to delay his attempt to travel to the edge of space because of "weather patterns", said the project's deputy campaign director Patsy Ong on Monday (May 14).
Yip Chuang Syn who has been flying for more than 20 years, was set to traverse altitudes that surpass his experience and go where no Singaporean has gone before.
AdvertisementBut his planned take-off in the capsule from Alice Springs in Australia on Monday has been called off - at least for now.
"Most of us didn’t see it coming because when you are into a mission, you want to achieve it and make it happen," said Ms Ong about Mr Yip's endeavour.
According to Ms Ong, Mr Yip had done a "full dress rehearsal and conducted a two-hour test in the capsule".
However, despite being technically prepared for the flight, the team was "not in control of weather patterns" and added that it was "too windy to send a man up in space".
AdvertisementAdvertisement"The wind has grown stronger and obviously the arrival of jetstream (fast moving air currents in the atmosphere) has definitely put a stop to our mission at this stage because it’s way out of our limits.
"The amount of risk involved is exponential," said Ms Ong.
As for when the project can be resumed, advisor to the mission Professor Lui Pao Chuen said that it would take six or 12 months.
"There are so much resources put together for the mission and we got to wait six months or 12 months for the next window. So the next window is not going to be 2 weeks time. It’s going to be in six months or 12 months," said Professor Lui.
The ambitious project was led by innovator Lim Seng who is the founder of Singapore-based technology firm IN.Genius.
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SINGAPORE: A pilot with the Singapore Armed Forces was forced to delay his attempt to travel to the edge of space because of "weather patterns", said the project's deputy campaign director Patsy Ong on Monday (May 14).
Yip Chuang Syn who has been flying for more than 20 years, was set to traverse altitudes that surpass his experience and go where no Singaporean has gone before.
AdvertisementBut his planned take-off in the capsule from Alice Springs in Australia on Monday has been called off - at least for now.
"Most of us didn’t see it coming because when you are into a mission, you want to achieve it and make it happen," said Ms Ong about Mr Yip's endeavour.
According to Ms Ong, Mr Yip had done a "full dress rehearsal and conducted a two-hour test in the capsule".
However, despite being technically prepared for the flight, the team was "not in control of weather patterns" and added that it was "too windy to send a man up in space".
AdvertisementAdvertisement"The wind has grown stronger and obviously the arrival of jetstream (fast moving air currents in the atmosphere) has definitely put a stop to our mission at this stage because it’s way out of our limits.
"The amount of risk involved is exponential," said Ms Ong.
As for when the project can be resumed, advisor to the mission Professor Lui Pao Chuen said that it would take six or 12 months.
"There are so much resources put together for the mission and we got to wait six months or 12 months for the next window. So the next window is not going to be 2 weeks time. It’s going to be in six months or 12 months," said Professor Lui.
The ambitious project was led by innovator Lim Seng who is the founder of Singapore-based technology firm IN.Genius.
This is a developing story. More details to follow.
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