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Postby expat » Sun Oct 14, 2012 1:33 pm

[quote][quote]Just watched it live. Not sure what is more of a feat, Herr Baumgartener jumping out at 127,000 feet or..........watching on my laptop, in Germany, in my house, via wifi, the whole thing live :o

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Postby ozzy72 » Sun Oct 14, 2012 1:46 pm

And now to confirm he went supersonic....
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Re: WATCH LIVE JUMP - NOW !!!

Postby expat » Sun Oct 14, 2012 2:08 pm

And now to confirm he went supersonic....



And that was just fart of relief when he got on the ground........I know how bad it is for me after I have spent a couple of hours on an airliner and need to degas........ ;D ;D

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Postby BlackAce » Sun Oct 14, 2012 2:40 pm

The view that he saw looking down!  :o ... A great day for Red Bull ( after they came 1 and 2 in the Korean Grand Prix  8-) ) Good Job Felix! [smiley=beer.gif]
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Postby gtirob01 » Sun Oct 14, 2012 3:31 pm

Press conference about to start

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrIxH6DToXQ

WOW!

preliminary speed, mach 1.24 - 833.9 mph
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Postby wifesaysno » Sun Oct 14, 2012 4:24 pm

So I am seeing some people think this guy re-entered the Earth's atmosphere when technically he had around 100 more miles to go before he would actually be jumping from space!  ;D
But I guess that is missing the point...everyone go buy Red Bull NOW!!! IT GIVES YOU WINGS!!!  ;D
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Re: WATCH LIVE JUMP - NOW !!!

Postby expat » Sun Oct 14, 2012 4:39 pm

Press conference about to start

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrIxH6DToXQ

WOW!

preliminary speed, mach 1.24 - 833.9 mph



Now confirmed and way more than they had hoped for..... 8-)

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Postby -Crossfire- » Mon Oct 15, 2012 12:17 am

This was so amazing to watch.... it's so awesome that humans strive to push the boundaries like Felix and the Red Bull Stratos team have done today.

I couldn't believe it when he started to spin and tumble like that.... but good on 'em that he got it stabilized without deploying the drogue chute.

65 years ago today... Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in the Bell X-1.
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Postby Webb » Mon Oct 15, 2012 12:37 am

65 years ago today... Chuck Yeager officially broke the sound barrier in the Bell X-1.

The sound barrier had been broken several times between 1945-1947.
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Re: WATCH LIVE JUMP - NOW !!!

Postby -Crossfire- » Mon Oct 15, 2012 12:52 am

65 years ago today... Chuck Yeager officially broke the sound barrier in the Bell X-1.

The sound barrier had been broken several times between 1945-1947.


I'm sorry that I did not include the word "officially" in my post.   We all know that Chuck Yeager was "officially" the first one to do it.
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Postby pete » Mon Oct 15, 2012 1:54 am

I reckon that was something we'll remember watching for many years!
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Postby Steve M » Mon Oct 15, 2012 4:03 pm

[quote]So I am seeing some people think this guy re-entered the Earth's atmosphere when technically he had around 100 more miles to go before he would actually be jumping from space!
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Re: WATCH LIVE JUMP - NOW !!!

Postby Webb » Mon Oct 15, 2012 4:17 pm

With no lateral motion and no air resistance he would fall very quickly.

The force of gravity on the ISS 200 miles above the earth's surface is 90% of that on the surface.
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Re: WATCH LIVE JUMP - NOW !!!

Postby Steve M » Mon Oct 15, 2012 4:54 pm

With no lateral motion and no air resistance he would fall very quickly.

The force of gravity on the ISS 200 miles above the earth's surface is 90% of that on the surface.



I need to think for a minute. :D Because the earth has lateral motion, and the balloon had equal lateral motion, which is what kept the balloon near the launch site. Once entering space, the balloon would be free of resistance and still have motion? So wouldn't it take weeks to re enter atmosphere? :)
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Re: WATCH LIVE JUMP - NOW !!!

Postby Webb » Mon Oct 15, 2012 5:11 pm

Any object that travels at 17,500 mph will orbit the earth regardless of its altitude.
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