Red Bull Stratos 23 mile jump

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Oct 14, 2012 11:14am
Felix is in the capsule ready to try again. Liftoff at noon eastern.

http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/
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Oct 14, 2012 11:27am
Just turned on Discovery to watch.
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Automatik
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Oct 14, 2012 11:36am
He's climbing.

Felix is crayyyyyyy
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Automatik
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Oct 14, 2012 11:41am
2 hours ascent to jump height and he's only 16 min in. :o
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Speedofsand
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Oct 14, 2012 11:41am
Joe Kittinger is the MAN. These videos are the story of what today's jump is imitating over 50 years later.

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


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qZzEMoTlMI&feature=channel&list=UL


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqUG4DcqYFc&feature=relmfu
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Oct 14, 2012 12:03pm
It would be awesome during free fall if he struck a flock of geese.
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Oct 14, 2012 12:06pm
said_aouita;1294908 wrote:It would be awesome during free fall if he struck a flock of geese.
That doesn't seem awesome at all. That seems like it might do some damage.
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Oct 14, 2012 12:12pm
I'm watching too... it's insane.

He's at 53,000 feet and still has 10 miles to go. Wow.
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Oct 14, 2012 12:18pm
This is pretty fucking sweet.
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Automatik
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Oct 14, 2012 12:21pm
60 min into the ascent and halfway there.
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Barry Badrinath
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Oct 14, 2012 12:22pm
Oh shit. No face heat.
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ptown_trojans_1
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Oct 14, 2012 12:24pm
This is awesome.
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sportchampps
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Oct 14, 2012 12:31pm
Crazy what time is he supposed to launch
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Automatik
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Oct 14, 2012 12:31pm
When he gets to around 120 min into the ascent.
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Oct 14, 2012 12:34pm
I see that it's near Roswell...is he an alien?

I will be tuning in to the rest of it.
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sportchampps
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Oct 14, 2012 12:36pm
This is intense I just turned it what's the closest someone has came to doing this before
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Trueblue23
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Oct 14, 2012 12:39pm
Just hit the 22 mile mark!
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said_aouita
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Oct 14, 2012 12:40pm
No way this stunt ends well. Thank goodness it's on delay.
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Trueblue23
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Oct 14, 2012 12:42pm
23 miles
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Oct 14, 2012 12:45pm
said_aouita;1294941 wrote:No way this stunt ends well. Thank goodness it's on delay.
So they are pulling one over us with this "live" broadcast?
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Trueblue23
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Oct 14, 2012 12:45pm
That balloon is not looking too great
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Oct 14, 2012 12:46pm
This is simply fucking awesome.
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Oct 14, 2012 12:46pm
Trueblue23;1294949 wrote:That balloon is not looking too great
They said earlier it is expected to expand significantly once he hits a certain altitude.
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sportchampps
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Oct 14, 2012 12:47pm
Just wow
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Oct 14, 2012 12:53pm
I doubt he survives this, the pressure in the capsule is so much higher than the pressure in his suit. Something may go bad considering he's gotta go 60k feet where your body can boil