The Longest Golf Drive Ever!
By Christopher MooreThe longest drive of a golf ball ever in the history of mankind could happen sometime in the near future. Cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov, who now commands the International Space Station has plans to hit a gold-plated golf ball into orbit. MSNBC.com has the story:
Because of zero gravity, Vinogradov’s drive will make golf’s long-distance hitters like John Daly look positively feeble. The ball, equipped with a tracking device, is expected to remain in orbit for several years.
The low drive from the space station — which travels at 17,000 mph, 250 miles above Earth — is a publicity stunt for Element 21 Golf Co., a Canadian-based golf club manufacturer.
I’m a golfer, so I think this is kind of neat. Billions of dollars worth of technology … and Russia is hitting golf balls. So I can understand why others think it is not-so-neat.
This isn’t the first time the cash-strapped country has pimped out its space program. PepsiCo paid the space agency $5 million dollars to float a Pepsi can outside of the Mir space station. And Pizza Hut was the first company to deliver a pizza to outer-space, courtesy of the millions they paid the agency.
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