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MISSION TO THE EDGE OF SPACE: LIVE
redbull ^ | 10/14/212 | unknown

Posted on 10/14/2012 9:06:00 AM PDT by redreno

Watching a guy jump. Should break the sound barrier.

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TOPICS: Outdoors; Science; Society; Weather
KEYWORDS: felixbaumgartner; jump; spacediving; spacejump; vanity
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To: t1b8zs

As I watched the altitude barometric pressure was dropping precipitously. The pressure from the capsule and balloon would have been expanding to compensate. One heck of an event to watch.


141 posted on 10/14/2012 2:23:49 PM PDT by eyedigress ((zOld storm chaser from the west)/?)
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142 posted on 10/14/2012 2:33:39 PM PDT by newfreep (Breitbart sent me...)
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To: redreno

I think this record will be broken in a few years. How?

Have the skydiver jump out of the Virgin Galactic spaceplane on one of its sub-orbital flights.

Imagine jumping out at 330K+ feet and sky diving all the way down!


143 posted on 10/14/2012 2:40:09 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

I guess it was Col. Stapp.

I suppose they recovered the capsule, and the balloon must just eventually collapse and drift back to earth. I bet someone finds it.


144 posted on 10/14/2012 2:43:30 PM PDT by yarddog
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To: yarddog

The capsule released the balloon and a parachute was deployed.


145 posted on 10/14/2012 3:13:49 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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