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Felix Baumgartner Space Jump World Record 2012 .. MUST SEE
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| Swamper |
Talked to someone today who hadn't seen this yet... can't really think of much you could voluntarily experience that is scarier than this? Falling at 1000+ km/h is just nuts lol
Red Bull Stratos, a mission to the edge of space, will attempt to transcend human limits that have existed for 50 years. Supported by a team of experts Felix Baumgartner plans to ascend to 120,000 feet in a stratospheric balloon and make a freefall jump rushing toward earth at supersonic speeds before parachuting to the ground. His attempt to dare atmospheric limits holds the potential to provide valuable medical and scientific research data for future pioneers.
The Red Bull Stratos team brings together the world's leading minds in aerospace medicine, engineering, pressure suit development, capsule creation and balloon fabrication. It includes retired United States Air Force Colonel Joseph Kittinger, who holds three of the records Felix will strive to break.
Joe's record jump from 102,800 ft in 1960 was during a time when no one knew if a human could survive a jump from the edge of space. Joe was a Captain in the U.S. Air Force and had already taken a balloon to 97,000 feet in Project ManHigh and survived a drogue mishap during a jump from 76,400 feet in Excelsior I. The Excelsior III mission was his 33rd parachute jump.
Although researching extremes was part of the program's goals, setting records wasn't the mission's purpose. Joe ascended in helium balloon launched from the back of a truck. He wore a pressurized suit on the way up in an open, unpressurized gondola. Scientific data captured from Joe's jump was shared with U.S. research personnel for development of the space program. Today Felix and his specialized team hope to take what was learned from Joe's jumps more than 50 years ago and press forward to test the edge of the human envelope.
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| r5a |
I downloaded torrent for the documentary awhile back, pretty freaking cool.
I'd ing do it if given the chance. |
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| OrangestO |
| Red Bull's native advertising is out of this world. |
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| Spacey Orange |
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| DJ RANN |
| quote: | Alan Eustace quietly sets altitude world record
Google executive culminates a secret, three-year mission by breaking Alex Baumgartner’s record; reaches 135,890 feet, breaks sound barrier on descent |
http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/excu...e-world-record/
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| Joss Weatherby |
| I like that he did this with almost no fanfare or anything... |
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| Trance-M |
| Looks like working for Google gives you plenty of time for hobby's. |
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| Spacey Orange |
| nope, no way, no how. i get butterflies looking down from a few stories up.:o |
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| Sushipunk |
That's why this thread was bumped. See RANN's post :p |
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