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There was no escape from it once we got sucked in. We tried all sorts of maneuvering but still it shot us in a southerly direction and we couldn't get out of it.

Mike Kendrick

 Escape

Timing is absolutely critical. We need to land it before it gets too hot. The good news is the weather is quite calm. At this point, we're treating it like a normal landing.

Mike Kendrick

 Land

We are going to look ... for the fastest, most direct route out of China, which is what the balloon wants to do anyway.

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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 it by now.

Mike Kendrick

 Problems

We want to fly over the top of this depression before it deepens and sucks us in.

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If they went down right now, the nearest ship is four days steaming away, and that's not good.

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The situation is that the higher you go, the more fuel is used. So usually you trade speed for fuel. We are not that concerned at the moment, but we are just driving it very hard. It is a very dangerous place and we are not taking any chances.

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 Trade

We needed a bit of luck.

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 Luck

I'm afraid the weather has beaten us.

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We're accelerating all the time and we're hoping to get to the west coast of the U.S. by Christmas Day, but it's difficult to predict.

Mike Kendrick