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Skydiver Felix Baumgartner set to break sound barrier
BBC ^
| 9 October 2012
| The Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner will attempt to become the first human to break the sound ba
Posted on 10/09/2012 5:33:50 AM PDT by Katya
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To: Katya
When he hits Max Q, he’ll break up.
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posted on
10/09/2012 10:50:49 AM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
("Why not eliminate the middle man and have whoever feeds Obama his lines debate Romney directly?")
To: Katya
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posted on
10/09/2012 10:52:00 AM PDT
by
ctdonath2
($1 meals: http://abuckaplate.blogspot.com)
To: ctdonath2
The stratos page is saying they have not decided on a new date yet... they are watching the weather -_-
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posted on
10/09/2012 10:19:59 PM PDT
by
Katya
(Homo Nosce Te Ipsum)
To: Katya
Set to try again in less than 7 hours. Tentative launch set for 0600 MDT (0500 Pacific, 0800 Eastern).
I’m gonna try to get up so I can see when they find out how well gravity works.
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posted on
10/13/2012 10:22:01 PM PDT
by
hoagy62
("Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered..."-Thomas Paine. 1776)
To: Vinnie
Will his contrail be visible? :) Only if he soils himself on the way down. :)
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posted on
10/13/2012 10:23:32 PM PDT
by
hoagy62
("Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered..."-Thomas Paine. 1776)
To: Katya
Shouldn’t he be sitting on a motorcycle, a bomb, or somethin’?
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posted on
10/13/2012 10:28:17 PM PDT
by
Gene Eric
(Demoralization is a weapon of the enemy. Don't get it, don't spread it!)
To: Katya
HEADS UP: The link is live at this time with video from the launch site. Update will be at 0645 Pacific/0945 Eastern. Currently on a weather hold. Winds have to be calm at the launch site before they can go.
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posted on
10/14/2012 6:25:37 AM PDT
by
hoagy62
("Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered..."-Thomas Paine. 1776)
To: Katya
Weather hold extended. Waiting for breezes to die down before inflating the balloon. Possible launch @ 0800 Pacific/1100 Eastern.
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posted on
10/14/2012 6:53:17 AM PDT
by
hoagy62
("Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered..."-Thomas Paine. 1776)
To: hoagy62
Its on the Discovery Channel, until they actually deploy they are showing Mythbusters, last I heard its set to happen at 7:30am PST.
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posted on
10/14/2012 6:59:55 AM PDT
by
Eye of Unk
(OPSEC)
To: hoagy62
I must have heard it wrong, pushed back until 8am PST, but that is less than 15 minutes from now and the gondola is still on the ground.
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posted on
10/14/2012 7:50:09 AM PDT
by
Eye of Unk
(OPSEC)
To: Eye of Unk
On the Red Bull Stratos website, the graphic on the screen shows 7:45 am Pacific for an update, 8:45 for broadcast start....IF the winds cooperate. The shot behind is is a live video of the capsule (Felix is inside).
They JUST made the decision to inflate the balloon. I guess Robert Haggar (formerly of NBC News) is the announcer.
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posted on
10/14/2012 7:51:53 AM PDT
by
hoagy62
("Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered..."-Thomas Paine. 1776)
To: Eye of Unk
They’re now moving the crane with the capsule, assuming to get it a little closer to the balloon.
On-screen graphic now shows 0815 Pacific as next update, and 0845 as broadcast start time.
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posted on
10/14/2012 7:55:39 AM PDT
by
hoagy62
("Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered..."-Thomas Paine. 1776)
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