Not Losing Hope
These researchers had put so much time and effort into this project that they weren’t going to give up. Nonetheless, they had to abandon the first borehole and begin again. This time, they reached an impressive depth of 23,000 feet.
A Broken Record
The project continued and these researchers maintained drilling until they reached a depth of 40,230 feet. This broke the previous record and boosted their self-assurance. The team was determined to reach 44,000 feet by the end of 1990.