“We were beset with all sorts of problems that were all political. But in the end it was the weather that brought us down. It's a very, very difficult thing to circumnavigate the globe. Otherwise someone else would have done… — Mike Kendrick Copy Share Image
“We just got word that Virgin Airlines (which Branson owns) was awarded a commercial route into Shanghai. So the balloon must be doing some… — Mike Kendrick Copy Share Image
“There was no escape from it once we got sucked in. We tried all sorts of maneuvering but still it shot us in a… — Mike Kendrick Copy Share Image
“If they went down right now, the nearest ship is four days steaming away, and that's not good.” — Mike Kendrick Copy Share Image
“The situation is that the higher you go, the more fuel is used. So usually you trade speed for fuel. We are not that… — Mike Kendrick Copy Share Image
“We were beset with all sorts of problems that were all political. But in the end it was the weather that brought us down.… — Mike Kendrick Copy Share Image
“We want to fly over the top of this depression before it deepens and sucks us in.” — Mike Kendrick Copy Share Image
