History or tragedy taking place this morning

[Jmetz]

Haven't seen anything posted here about it. Dude is about to take a helium ballon up 120,000 ft to the edge of space where he will then jump. His ballon is scheduled to launch around 11am due to delay. The ascent will take almost 3 hours.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2012/10/09/felix-baumgartner-jump-weather-hold_n_1950742.html

Live Stream

http://www.redbullstratos.com/live

[Snowman]

His main issue it at that altitude there isn't enough atmosphere to steer his body. If he falls and begins to rotate ha can't do nothing about it.


https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/75178_10151258363971754_393266520_n.jpg

[Darth Do'Urden]

I'd be too afraid of jumping out...and then begin "falling" the wrong direction.

[Nick_Ninja]

Pix or it didn't happen.

[grim]

They didn't put any sort of propulsion pack on him to help push him into the atmosphere if he goes too high?

[#1Townie]

That would be a hell of a ride. Where can i sign up?

[Snowman]

Pix or it didn't happen.

Red Bull Stratos (http://www.youtube.com/redbull?feature=inp-fb-bul)

[Snowman]

They didn't put any sort of propulsion pack on him to help push him into the atmosphere if he goes too high?He's not in orbit, once he steps off the platform he is going to fall straight down. Also because he's max speed will be about 650 mph, there will be no re entry heating.

Still with one screw up with the suit, his blood would boil in seconds.

[Sean]

Holy Frack! He's going to fall really fast with balls that big.

Godspeed, Felix. :applause:

[Ezzzzy1]

First human to break the speed of sound outside of an aircraft!

Id give it a go for sure!

[grim]

The live video is just showing open sky on my phone did they already launch?

[Ghosty]

That's so badass! Can't wait to see the video.

[Jmetz]

The live video is just showing open sky on my phone did they already launch?

Looking at 11:30 now. They have a bunch of cameras so we shouldn't miss anything.

[asp_125]

Science is awesome!

[tstevens]

Here we go!

[tstevens]

Called off lol. Damn wind.

[Ezzzzy1]

It would appear to be a little windy... :o

[Ezzzzy1]

Cancled

[Snowman]

Those balloons are so large and fragile you really need almost still air.

[vort3xr6]

Aborted due to Romney loving evil greedy shit heads.

[bulldog]

Cancled Yup! Anyone else suprised how thin this baloon was? Seems like a bird could puncture it.

[asp_125]

hurry up and wait....

[Snowman]

96,000 ft Test Jump Success - Red Bull Stratos (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_SzUnkYcR4)

Supersonic Freefall - Red Bull Stratos CGI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCqnQq86fkY&feature=fvwbrel)

[madvlad]

That is nuts but oh so badass!

[Mother Goose]

I want my money back. :(

[Wrider]

I want my money back. :(

I bet the sponsors are saying that too.

[FZRACE97]

what a waste of He2

[#1Townie]

Five bucks says they are huffing that shit right now. Doing Karaoke.

[Fumet5uNo]

Weak Joseph Kittinger did it back in 1960 102k set the grounds for halo jump

[blaircsf]

Kittinger is serving as an adviser / involved with the Stratos project.

[FZRguy]

Target launch now 5AM PT/12PM GMT on October 9!

[Wrider]

Ummm I could be wrong, but pretty sure Oct 9 was the day it was cancelled...

[FZRguy]

doh!

[asp_125]

*The next weather window for Felix Baumgartner and Red Bull Stratos opens on Sunday Oct 14 - a three day pre-alert as well as daily weather updates will follow and lead into the next launch day. from the RedBull site.

[rforsythe]

Yep, they need calm (<3mph) wind from the surface up to 700 feet. With today's attempt it twisted the balloon too much and they aren't sure it's actually structurally sound for manned flight. 3mph is really almost nothing, and when the velocity is that low it's also common to have the direction be highly variable. Trying to put up a 700' tall, super-thin balloon with that as a requirement has to be incredibly stressful.

Any pilot can tell you the chances of uniform, calm wind from the surface to that altitude are extremely small. I've seen it maybe once, though we tend to have very mixed air here because of the terrain. It really does require a perfect mix of meteorological factors.

[3point5]

They did this already in the 60s…only up to 103k feet…but what another 17k feet when your that high?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw8OJJQ_hgk

[modette99]

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/1818oo1wv2gzjjpg/original.jpg

[FZRguy]

http://media.thedenverchannel.com/photo/2012/10/09/Felix-2_1349786974559_279957_ver1.0_320_240.jpg

ROSWELL, N.M. - The weekend weather in New Mexico appears to be cooperating this time for a daredevil trying to become the first skydiver to break the sound barrier.

Meteorologist Don Day says the weather forecast is still favorable for the jump, scheduled for early Sunday near Roswell, N.M.

Former Austrian paratrooper Felix Baumgartner will be prepared at sunrise to launch his 30 million cubic foot helium balloon to hoist a 3,000-pound capsule that will carry the jumper 23 miles up in the sky.

The jump has already been canceled twice due to high winds.

Baumgartner will try to break a 1960 high-altitude parachuting record. He will also test a pressurized suit that is designed for stratospheric jumps.

[kawasakirob]

13 hrs. 20 min

heres a good video while waiting to watch the jump

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_MVwUqrwDc&feature=endscreen

[kawasakirob]

REDBULLSTRATOS (Red Bull Stratos)

@MARIETTAHORAN Everything is good to go. Balloon is now being laid out. WIN.GS/STRATOSLIVE #STRATOS #LIVEJUMP

[TinkerinWstuff]

on weather hold

[madvlad]

Again?

[CaptGoodvibes]

Awesome! I woke up just in time this morning. :D

[Snowman]

Launched 9:32am

[asp_125]

So far so good..

[TinkerinWstuff]

awesome.

but I'm not sitting around for 3hrs waiting on balloon boy.

[madvlad]

Channel 16 on comcast for those of you interested

[Snowman]

Crossing jet stream now, reported 118mph winds

[TinkerinWstuff]

Channel 16 on comcast for those of you interested

Discovery channel for anyone else

[TinkerinWstuff]

punch in lat long in google maps and he's half way to texas

[The Black Knight]

Just went past 65000 ft..

[longrider]

For those of you watching on Discovery, the live stream at http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/ has a lot more info than just the video feed. Also no commercials, Discovery better back off the commercials when jump time gets close...

[TinkerinWstuff]

I lied - have become mesmerized

[TinkerinWstuff]

Last weekend, I jumped off the high board at the Epic Pool in Ft. Collins and got dizzy trying to muster the nerve to jump.

[madvlad]

The tower of doom seems bad enough lol

[kawasakirob]

" no one precisely knows where this balloon will stop before he jumps "

[Jmetz]

I'd like to hear more mission control and less commentating.

[madvlad]

^+1

[madvlad]

122k... How much higher are they going for?

[TinkerinWstuff]

Had hopes for as much as 130k but looks like it's about leveled off here

[Jmetz]

Probably end up being 125-130

[TinkerinWstuff]

crazy, started taking off again.

[madvlad]

May end up pretty close to 130k at this rate... Man that is crazy, this dude has some big cojones!

[madvlad]

Losing altitude now, 127 may be the mark

[Jmetz]

This looks insane!

[madvlad]

729! Man that is AWESOME!!!!!

[Jmetz]

He didn't make the free fall record.

[kawasakirob]

That video of him stepping off the platform was unreal!!! Wow. Congrats to him and the team. What an accomplishment!

[TinkerinWstuff]

that was insane.

wicked cool shit. Can't believe there are people out there with that much courage.

[madvlad]

This just shows what mankind can do if the mindsets are right. Huge acomplishment there for sure, congrats Felix and redbull stratos!

[#1Townie]

So. When will we be able to pay for this like skydiving?

[longrider]

So. When will we be able to pay for this like skydiving?

As soon as you have the money. ( I wont get into the training and physical conditioning and all of that stuff) I have not seen how much this all cost but it has to be millions

[Ezzzzy1]

As soon as you have the money. ( I wont get into the training and physical conditioning and all of that stuff) I have not seen how much this all cost but it has to be millions

I thought I read somewhere that it was over $300 million :jawdrop:

[longrider]

I thought I read somewhere that it was over $300 million :jawdrop:

Wow! If that is correct I wonder who the other sponsors were? I dont think even Red Bull has that kind of money. I was guessing something in the $20 - 50 million range

[blaircsf]

Red Bull had revenue of 4.2 billion euros last year. There were other sponsors though, logos on the capsule etc.

[Snowman]

Support your Space Program, Buy Red Bull!

[salsashark]

For those that missed it.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7Bl8AwpM-c&feature=youtube_gdata_player

What? This wasn't it?!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFU774q6eVM&feature=youtu.be

[Snowman]

"Sometimes you have to go up really high to understand how small you are." Felix Baumgartner

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/554228_506962222648119_775605773_n.jpg

Preliminary Figures:
Altitude: 128,097 ft
Duration of freefall: 4:19
Total jump time: 9:03
Speed: 1137 kmh (Mach 1.24) 833 mph

And the new record holder for the joke, "Watch that first step..."

[#1Townie]

My bad didnt see the link.

[grim]

Awesome!!!

[blaircsf]

My bad didnt see the link.
I'm guessing you didn't click his link?

[salsashark]

:lol:

[#1Townie]

Townie has just been owned. Lol

[kawasakirob]

:RedBull Rocks. Out of all the energy drinks, they definetely understand (believe) in what they market. They give a lot back by providing stuff like this all the time. That may be why it costs more for less...but who cares. Monster, yeah they support some race efforts, but NOTHING on this level. Hail RedBull:bow:

[FZRguy]

Crazy cool...watched the live feed on Velocity.

[Snowman]

Red Bull Stratos - Felix Baumgartner [Chest Cam] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHPx5vY3go8)

Would have so thrown up in my helmet..

[madvlad]

Red Bull Stratos - Felix Baumgartner [Chest Cam] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juCocj5CWdw)

Would have so throw up in my helmet..

:drool:

[maktastik_jr.]

they should have designed his capsule to resemble a redbull can

[buddahson]

That looks like so much fun. I'm glad there are people out there ding things like this. If for no other reason than just because we can.

[Ghosty]

Effing sick, love it!

[CaptGoodvibes]

they should have designed his capsule to resemble a redbull can

:headbang:

That was their only mistake.

[salsashark]

http://i.imgur.com/E00nl.gif

[rforsythe]

^^ see avatar. :lol:

[TinkerinWstuff]

The cat jump is f'n awesome!


So turns out dude had panic attacks. One guy was just telling me the reason communication was cut off for quite a while was because he was having another attack.

Haven't found that yet but did find this
http://m.usatoday.com/article/news/1632463

[rforsythe]

You could hear him breathing pretty heavily at times. If that's the case, to have that going on and still be able to shove your ass out the door at that altitude is amazing.

[TinkerinWstuff]

You could hear him breathing pretty heavily at times. If that's the case, to have that going on and still be able to shove your ass out the door at that altitude is amazing.

The rumor mill is saying that the fogging facemask was sending them back into panic attacks. I can imagine trying to do that jump blind.

Nevermind I can't imagine doing it At all.

[Snowman]

FELIX BAUMGARTNER's POINT OF VIEW (http://www.redbullstratos.com/gallery/?mediaId=media1902707739001)

[bulldog]

:headbang:

That was their only mistake. Except for the fact he pulled the chute 10 seconds too fast and did not break the current elapsed time free fall.....

Baumgartner has achieved a 4 minute and 22 second freefall, which does not break Kittinger’s record for elapsed time of a free fall, although Baumgartner has broken the record for the highest manned balloon jump. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/post/felix-baumgartner-tries-record-breaking-jump-again-live-blog/2012/10/14/b7ddfc18-159d-11e2-be82-c3411b7680a9_blog.html

Although not saying this was not amazing; especially breaking the sound barrier!

[Snowman]

It would be interesting to see the reason he didn't wait to pull for another 10 seconds.

They did say he was about 5000ft above the ground when he did pull. After moving at 830mph+ I'm wondering if he wasn't slowing to terminal velocity fast enough as the ground was coming up. That was allot of velocity to aerobrake out of.

[rybo]

I read in early press about this effort that Felix is highly claustrophobic and trained for nearly a year to get used to the close confines of the suit and capsule. I can only imagine that the faceshield fogging up makes that experience worse.

The guy is amazing. A spin like that in freefall is incredibly difficult to control.

[Ghosty]

http://i.imgur.com/vycOU.jpg

[Ghosty]

http://forums.coloradoracing.net/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_rel_module=post&attach_id=1174

[#1Townie]

http://i.imgur.com/vycOU.jpg


And then you need a photo of astronauts looking down at him laughing. Thats a cute balloon you got there. Lol

[Snowman]

And then you need a photo of astronauts looking down at him laughing. Thats a cute balloon you got there. Lol

Here you go... :up:

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/156577_10151444808275278_1618504205_n.jpg

[#1Townie]

HAHAHAHA!!! now thats a win.

[Snowman]

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/540980_486519371369079_1474719680_n.jpg

[#1Townie]

HAHAHAHA!!!

[rforsythe]

The guy is amazing. A spin like that in freefall is incredibly difficult to control.

Yes, particularly when there is almost no atmosphere to control yourself with.

[McLovin]

Other cool things... the Mars Lander. Red Bull hasn't done that yet. Besides that, the government did that in 1960, although not as high. 52 years later, I guess you can call that achievement.

[asp_125]

Well. they do have a pretty good astronaut training program.

http://www.redbullusa.com/cs/RedBull/RBImages/000/000/605/367/photo610x343a/090809CD19.jpg

[Snowman]

Other cool things... the Mars Lander. Red Bull hasn't done that yet. Besides that, the government did that in 1960, although not as high. 52 years later, I guess you can call that achievement.I believe this came from a British poster on FB.

[Snowman]

Someone needs a science lesson bad...

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/527645_486613804692969_1752849659_n.jpg

But of course what else do you expect from an overly optimistic liberal news channel...

[grim]

^^^ Would he even be in this dimension if that were the case?

[#1Townie]

Fucl yeah i knew that dude with the funny hair was wrong. I knew the speed of light wasnt impossible.












But no really. Im a fucking moron and i know the difference in sound and light. Not much. But still.

[mdub]

first time i heard a sonic boom (761 mph) was a few yrs back in tejas...i go what was that.....brother goes it is the jet brking the sound barrier....


wha....speed of light. 299,792,458 metres per second (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metre_per_second),