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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

The Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner will attempt to become the first human to break the sound barrier unaided by a vehicle.

He is going to jump out of a balloon at more than 120,000ft (36.5km) above Roswell, New Mexico.

In the near vacuum at that altitude, he should accelerate beyond about 690mph (1,110km/h) within 40 seconds.

If all goes well, he will open a parachute near the ground to land softly in the desert, 10 minutes later.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: austria; baumgartner; felixbaumgartner; roswell; soundbarrier; spacediving; spacejump
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To: Katya

When he hits Max Q, he’ll break up.


21 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?")
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To: Katya

Aborted.


22 posted on 10/09/2012 10:52:00 AM PDT by ctdonath2 ($1 meals: http://abuckaplate.blogspot.com)
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To: ctdonath2

The stratos page is saying they have not decided on a new date yet... they are watching the weather -_-


23 posted on 10/09/2012 10:19:59 PM PDT by Katya (Homo Nosce Te Ipsum)
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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.


24 posted on 10/13/2012 10:22:01 PM PDT by hoagy62 ("Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered..."-Thomas Paine. 1776)
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To: Vinnie
Will his contrail be visible? :)

Only if he soils himself on the way down. :)

25 posted on 10/13/2012 10:23:32 PM PDT by hoagy62 ("Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered..."-Thomas Paine. 1776)
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To: Katya

Shouldn’t he be sitting on a motorcycle, a bomb, or somethin’?


26 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!)
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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.


27 posted on 10/14/2012 6:25:37 AM PDT by hoagy62 ("Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered..."-Thomas Paine. 1776)
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To: Katya

Weather hold extended. Waiting for breezes to die down before inflating the balloon. Possible launch @ 0800 Pacific/1100 Eastern.


28 posted on 10/14/2012 6:53:17 AM PDT by hoagy62 ("Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered..."-Thomas Paine. 1776)
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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.


29 posted on 10/14/2012 6:59:55 AM PDT by Eye of Unk (OPSEC)
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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.


30 posted on 10/14/2012 7:50:09 AM PDT by Eye of Unk (OPSEC)
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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.


31 posted on 10/14/2012 7:51:53 AM PDT by hoagy62 ("Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered..."-Thomas Paine. 1776)
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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.


32 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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