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Red Bull Stratos - freefall from the edge of space
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Looks like its going to be launched at 1130 est. Red Bull Stratos is a mission to the edge of space that will try to surpass human limits that have existed for more than 50 years. Supported by a team of experts, Felix Baumgartner will undertake a stratospheric balloon flight to more than 120,000 feet / 36,576 meters and make a record-breaking freefall jump in the attempt to become the first man to break the speed of sound in freefall (an estimated 690 miles / 1,110 kilometers per hour), while delivering valuable data for medical and scientific advancement. |
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10-14-2012, 12:39 PM | #107 |
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While he was spinning @ 700+ mph, I thought:
I hope dude don't die! #Infugginsane
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10-14-2012, 12:41 PM | #109 |
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Atleast I got to type it once today
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10-14-2012, 01:28 PM | #111 |
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10-14-2012, 01:29 PM | #112 |
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Great jump and watch
I Think he had a camera on him.
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I believe they said it was set to go off if the G force from the spin reached a certain level. Otherwise he would have kept free spinning, while blacked out, until the altitude set the chute off.
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CNN has a front page story on their website about the jump, early results say Baumgartner's top speed was 833.9 mph, or Mach 1.24.
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Here's the press conference if you missed it:
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