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A Google Exec Just Beat The World Record For Highest-Altitude Jump From The Stratosphere
Business Insider Via Fark.com ^ | 10/24/2014 | JILLIAN D'ONFRO

Posted on 10/25/2014 11:23:49 AM PDT by prisoner6

Google senior vice president Alan Eustace just beat the world record for highest-altitude space jump, The New York Times reports.

A helium-filled balloon carried him 135,908 feet to nearly the top of the stratosphere — more than 25 miles — above the ground, before he cut himself loose and plunged toward the earth at speeds that peaked at more than 800 miles per hour.

(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...


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KEYWORDS: baumgartner; parachute
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To: logi_cal869

Poo pooing Baumgartner and forgetting Kittinger. He’s the one who deserves credit. The others know it will work, he didn’t.


21 posted on 10/25/2014 3:09:01 PM PDT by eartrumpet
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To: eartrumpet

I don’t care who does it, we have to have some way from
orbit in the event of emergency.

An insulated, ablative pod combined with a suit such
as this may be a step in the right direction.


22 posted on 10/25/2014 4:49:15 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: eartrumpet
Again, a hit n run posted comment on a busy weekend.

...Kittinger. He’s the one who deserves credit.

Spot-on.

The focus being that I immediately observed a lib bent to the reporting of the 'secret, but record-breaking' jump by a Google executive.

Barf-able.

23 posted on 10/25/2014 5:50:42 PM PDT by logi_cal869
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To: logi_cal869

We’re really not arguing. I agree with you.

It’s just that Kittinger led an amazing life and he seems to be forgotten because some other guys went a few feet higher.


24 posted on 10/25/2014 6:01:29 PM PDT by eartrumpet
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To: eartrumpet

Not forgotten here. He was one of a long string of old-hats on the local radio station talking about their careers & achievements.

Great interview.


25 posted on 10/25/2014 8:19:32 PM PDT by logi_cal869
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To: eartrumpet

...and I didn’t take your comments as argumentative.

Though mine ‘were’ defensive, as I regretted not having more time to comment earlier.


26 posted on 10/25/2014 8:21:13 PM PDT by logi_cal869
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To: indthkr
Definitely not a pioneer, just a "me too".

What?

He is the FIRST person to travel faster than sound.

27 posted on 10/25/2014 9:10:20 PM PDT by Oztrich Boy
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To: Oztrich Boy

OK I was wrong


28 posted on 10/25/2014 9:12:38 PM PDT by Oztrich Boy
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