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Quote:Red Bull Stratos, a mission to the edge of space, will attempt to transcend human limits that have existed for 50 years. Supported by a team of experts Felix Baumgartner plans to ascend to 120,000 feet in a stratospheric balloon and make a freefall jump rushing toward earth at supersonic speeds before parachuting to the ground. His attempt to dare atmospheric limits holds the potential to provide valuable medical and scientific research data for future pioneers.
The Red Bull Stratos team brings together the world's leading minds in aerospace medicine, engineering, pressure suit development, capsule creation and balloon fabrication. It includes retired United States Air Force Colonel Joseph Kittinger, who holds three of the records Felix will strive to break.
Joe's record jump from 102,800 ft in 1960 was during a time when no one knew if a human could survive a jump from the edge of space. Joe was a Captain in the U.S. Air Force and had already taken a balloon to 97,000 feet in Project ManHigh and survived a drogue mishap during a jump from 76,400 feet in Excelsior I. The Excelsior III mission was his 33rd parachute jump.
Although researching extremes was part of the program's goals, setting records wasn't the mission's purpose. Joe ascended in helium balloon launched from the back of a truck. He wore a pressurized suit on the way up in an open, unpressurized gondola. Scientific data captured from Joe's jump was shared with U.S. research personnel for development of the space program. Today Felix and his specialized team hope to take what was learned from Joe's jumps more than 50 years ago and press forward to test the edge of the human envelope. "If calculations prove to be accurate, and Felix is successful in his attempts to control his position, he will accelerate from standstill to the speed of sound - that's 0 to approximately 690 miles per hour - in 40 seconds or less."I don't know if anyone is interested in this, but I doubt something of this magnitude will happen again very soon. Definitely something to check out if you're awake and not busy. Watch this live on redbullstratos.com / youtube Pacific Standard Time: 5:30AM Eastern Standard Time: 8:30AM Greenwich Mean Time: 1:30PM
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Been waiting for this to kick off....didn't know it was today..Thanks for the heads up. Def be watching...  Live countdown:http://www.youtube.com/user/redbull/stratosPlease do not PM tek related questions Reserve the right to change your mind at any given moment.
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For those of you interested  http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/Felix is about to jump out of a little balloon from 120,000 ft. Hyperspace on this plane  One can drive himself to madness in the obsessing goal of reason, without the knowledge of love and laughter.
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Also to add, is anyone else looking or has been watching for the last hour, there were 3 very distinct bright white lights moving very quickly in odd motions, with inante hovering. There is also a huge black object floating in the sky now with 4 other very distinct black objects moving very quickly, stopping, starting and moving in incredibly angels and motions. One can drive himself to madness in the obsessing goal of reason, without the knowledge of love and laughter.
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^^^ small weather balloons...presumably to stop aircraft from entering the field, measuring air speed (or cams attached).. Please do not PM tek related questions Reserve the right to change your mind at any given moment.
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they were incredibly bright white lights 30-40 minutes ago, started with 2 of them then 3 and now 4. The other 5th black object does look distinctly balloony but the other 4... I have an aircraft engineer with 30 years experience sat next to me telling that it's weird as fuck and you don't normally get anything that look's like that on the field. Besides which, they simply have to close the airspace to stop aircraft coming into it... I'm still finding it seriously strange but yeees Ocams Razor is also a good one One can drive himself to madness in the obsessing goal of reason, without the knowledge of love and laughter.
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cyb wrote:^^^ small weather balloons...presumably to stop aircraft from entering the field (or cams attached).. nope. its Trav monitoring the situation incase a supersonic free falling person happens to rip a hole in the fabric of our reality and lets out the secret. well, thats what Joe told me INHALE, SURVIVE, ADAPT it's all in your mind, but what's your mind??? fool of the year
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3rdI wrote:cyb wrote:^^^ small weather balloons...presumably to stop aircraft from entering the field (or cams attached).. nope. its Trav monitoring the situation incase a supersonic free falling person happens to rip a hole in the fabric of our reality and lets out the secret. well, thats what Joe told me This is a much more fun and entertaining reply <3 One can drive himself to madness in the obsessing goal of reason, without the knowledge of love and laughter.
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Cornish Pixies with a freefall fetish...?? Please do not PM tek related questions Reserve the right to change your mind at any given moment.
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veni, vidi, spici
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Mystic0 wrote:This is a much more fun and entertaining reply <3 and TRUE  INHALE, SURVIVE, ADAPT it's all in your mind, but what's your mind??? fool of the year
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They just vanished... all of them.. One can drive himself to madness in the obsessing goal of reason, without the knowledge of love and laughter.
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Today, over the skies of Roswell, N.M., Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner will attempt to break the high-altitude freefall record that has held strong for 52 years. http://news.discovery.com/space...21008.html#mkcpgn=fbdsc8
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This is also a rundown of the process leading up to this monumental jump. http://www.redbullstratos.com/blog/post/33175150614
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Mystic0 wrote:They just vanished... all of them.. I still see them, there is two on the right of the screen just moving in circles. Idk what they are 
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Today's launch was aborted due to strong winds 
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DMT777 wrote:Today's launch was aborted due to strong winds Noooooooo.  Wait, being I would have missed it, maybe I should be happy? Has any announcement been made about when it will be rescheduled? Obligatory DISCLAIMER: The writings above this are for a fictional character called TheBridge, and are not reflective of any real life person who may be typing them. The character is being tested out for a possible novella, and any stories told by said character should not be assumed to be real. Any advice given by the character should be taken lightly, although not completely ignored, as any idea can be of worth, even those which are greatly opposed. The character does have feelings though and can be quite sensitive at times, so it would be wise to treat TheBridge kindly. Said character has a good heart, consciously tries to follow the Golden Rule, but is troubled at times by the ego and reactions carried out by subconscious programming in automated manner.
Do these disclaimers have any value other than entertainment? I hope no one ever has to find out. Peace and prosperity be unto all of you.
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Well it looks like they are going to attempt again on thursday GMT .  We shall all meet again in chat under "Fun and offtopic" tomorrow.
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The next launch attempt is: 6AM MDT, October 14th
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Looks like he's going today...He's in the capsule.. Please do not PM tek related questions Reserve the right to change your mind at any given moment.
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