Archangel Tyrael Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 "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." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Talk Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 ~127,500 ft and 6.2 mil watching on youtube as of now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thataveragegamer Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 it was insane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SykoWolf Posted October 17, 2012 Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 Darn right it was insane. Id love to do that one day, maybe.......... probably not. lol'They are probably using the data gathered to make drop pods for our own version of ODST's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thataveragegamer Posted October 17, 2012 Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 lol ya, maybe he was an odst in disguise come back from the future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordReaper Posted October 17, 2012 Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 That was so awesome for him i was like omg i hope nothing goes wrong. and for a min <.< i thought it did when he couldnt hardly hear them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted Oracle Posted October 17, 2012 Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 I would never try anything like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robius5991 Posted October 17, 2012 Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 That was so cool. I was so happy I happened to have flipped over to youtube about 3 minutes before the jump. That was really intense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperIntendant Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 Darn right it was insane. Id love to do that one day, maybe.......... probably not. lol'They are probably using the data gathered to make drop pods for our own version of ODST's Actually that's not too far off. One of the primary purposes of doing this jump was to see if it would be a viable option for an emergency escape out of a space ship. In about 10 years companies like SpaceX and Virgin Galactic could be using a system like this as a kind of emergency eject from their spacecraft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killerdude1635 Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 Apparently he fell at 864 mph, imagine what he'd look like if he hit the ground at that speed.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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