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Felix Baumgartner will attempt to jump from stratosphere today
Red Bull ^ | Oct 14, 2012 | Vince Ferrer

Posted on 10/14/2012 7:48:40 AM PDT by Vince Ferrer

There will be a second attempt today for Felix to jump from a ballon at 120,000 feet and parachute, breaking the record for high altitude jumps. There should be a live feed on the website.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aerospace; baumgartner; felixbaumgartner; isthereabook; isvegasinvolved; skydiving; soundbarrier; spacediving; spacejump; whataretheodds; wherecanibet
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To: cajungirl

He is delayed in response because he was probably saying the biggest prayer of his life.


101 posted on 10/14/2012 10:55:44 AM PDT by hattend (Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
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To: Zeneta

Helium is an element. It is produced by the fusion of Hydrogen inside a star.


102 posted on 10/14/2012 10:56:07 AM PDT by Straight Vermonter (Posting from deep behind the Maple Curtain)
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To: Straight Vermonter

Exactly...just STFU CNN talking heads!


103 posted on 10/14/2012 10:56:57 AM PDT by hattend (Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
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To: cajungirl

External video shots from the GROUND show the balloon is now a huge round ball. With no air pressure it has expanded from the long tear drop shape at launch.

Going thru egress check list still, moving seat to forward position so he can get out the door...

127,800ft altitude

Now switching to portable oxygen tanks, checking pressure...good.


104 posted on 10/14/2012 10:57:43 AM PDT by GRRRRR (He'll NEVER be my President, FUBO! Treason is the Reason! Impeach the Kenyan)
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To: Straight Vermonter

Yes, I know, but the earth is not a star.


105 posted on 10/14/2012 10:58:00 AM PDT by Zeneta (Why are so many people searching for something that has already found us ?)
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To: Zeneta

I don’t what nuclear fission reactions produce helium, nor the theory about why/how there is helium trapped in the earth’s shell. Now you have my curiosity aroused ;-)


106 posted on 10/14/2012 10:58:03 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: GRRRRR

wonder if he has second thoughts?


107 posted on 10/14/2012 10:59:02 AM PDT by cajungirl
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To: Straight Vermonter

Disc HD just has the ground crew and capsule audio


108 posted on 10/14/2012 10:59:06 AM PDT by nascarnation (Defeat Baraq 2012. Deport Baraq 2013)
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To: Cboldt

DEPRESSURIZING capsule part way...to 40,000 ft apparent altitude. His pressure suit should be working now...


109 posted on 10/14/2012 10:59:24 AM PDT by GRRRRR (He'll NEVER be my President, FUBO! Treason is the Reason! Impeach the Kenyan)
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To: GRRRRR

Timer on YouTube broadcast, or at least on the www.redbullstratos.com/live site, is running about 70 seconds behind the one on Discovery Channel.


110 posted on 10/14/2012 10:59:56 AM PDT by JohnBovenmyer (Obama been Liberal. Hope Change!)
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To: hattend

Damn CNN...SHUT UP!


111 posted on 10/14/2012 11:00:31 AM PDT by hattend (Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
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To: Zeneta
Yes, I know, but the earth is not a star.

Helium is not produced by the Earth. It is merely present on the Earth like oxygen, carbon etc.

112 posted on 10/14/2012 11:00:57 AM PDT by Straight Vermonter (Posting from deep behind the Maple Curtain)
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To: nascarnation

Old Joe is pretty sharp for 84 yrs old.

He spent 11 months in the Hanoi Hilton.


113 posted on 10/14/2012 11:01:14 AM PDT by nascarnation (Defeat Baraq 2012. Deport Baraq 2013)
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To: Zeneta
I don't what nuclear fission reactions produce helium, nor the theory about why/how there is helium trapped in the earth's shell. Now you have my curiosity aroused ;-)

Ahhh ... wiki says ...

Most terrestrial helium present today is created by the natural radioactive decay of heavy radioactive elements (thorium and uranium), as the alpha particles emitted by such decays consist of helium-4 nuclei. This radiogenic helium is trapped with natural gas in concentrations up to 7% by volume, from which it is extracted commercially by a low-temperature separation process called fractional distillation.

114 posted on 10/14/2012 11:01:30 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: JohnBovenmyer

The suit is working.

Now depressuring cabin to external atmosphere...0.07 psi or 0.001 bar...

Coming up on 2h30mins elapsed time...127,900 ft.


115 posted on 10/14/2012 11:01:57 AM PDT by GRRRRR (He'll NEVER be my President, FUBO! Treason is the Reason! Impeach the Kenyan)
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To: hattend

Go to the Discovery channel. Less chatter.


116 posted on 10/14/2012 11:02:05 AM PDT by FourtySeven (47)
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To: GRRRRR
Felix slow on the verbal responses it seems...

It was reported Felix had a severe claustrophobic reaction when he put on his pressure suit for the first time. So bad he actually left the town and flew home to Austria. He did not know how he could make this jump. But he practiced and concentrated very hard to get over it. He has to control a lot of fear right now, even more than others would in the same position.

117 posted on 10/14/2012 11:02:13 AM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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To: nascarnation

what a guy!


118 posted on 10/14/2012 11:02:36 AM PDT by cajungirl
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To: hattend

That woman on CNN just can’t zip it longer than 5 seconds


119 posted on 10/14/2012 11:02:36 AM PDT by hattend (Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
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To: GRRRRR
I wonder if he is nervous, or excited.

Looks like the Michelein man ... or the Sta-Puft marshmallow man from ghostbusters.

120 posted on 10/14/2012 11:02:58 AM PDT by Cboldt
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