At risk is the future of American special warfare operations. Will Baily’s risky adventure be the birth of something entirely new, or yet another failed blue-sky concept ending in cinders?
“Those who are the first to enter a new frontier incur a great risk. Numbers are not enough. Planning is not enough. Safeguards are not enough. As Derek says, ‘until we actually made the first drop, all we had were numbers that we hoped made sense.’ You have to constantly be prepared for the unexpected, for times ‘when all hell breaks loose!’ This is a great adventure, even better than the first, and I’m glad I was along for the ride.”—Professor John B. Rosenman, Norfolk State University
The new armor-plated Gryphon-10 is ready to launch, and Derek “Tiger” Baily will test-fly it from Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for the first time, more than double the Gryphon-7’s best drop. Orbital re-entry in nothing more than a wingsuit carries extreme risks, yet Tiger and his team must rely on the numbers—and their own practical know-how—as they plan for the worst and hope for the best. Ride along with Tiger as he’s catapulted into space by Slingshot, then dropped from a record-obliterating 160 klicks. Strap in for a story that flies like the Gryphon-10.