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The first manned test jump is a success! Felix jumped from just over 71,000 feet and landed safely on the ground at 9:54 MT. More updates coming soon.
This jump is part of Red Bull STRATOS mission!

Bullshit. That's impossible, no human can withstand that kind of pressure from outer space.

Hey how you can say that!!!? It is not so nice!
On that way I would say the same "your post is bullshit" because you are talking something what you doesn't understand. Let's wait little bit and you will get a proof!
Kind regards!

[urlhttp://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/03/15/science/ap-us-sci-supersonic-skydiver.html?_r=2&hp

If you actually were serious; It is not higher pressure higher up in the atmosphere. It is lower. The air molecules are further apart, hence no problem being there if you have extra oxygen.

...aaaaaand check out what Kittinger did in 1957 from 102 800 feet. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kittinger

...aaaand, I know this is dropzone material

Pictures :)
P.S. gauleyguide...I just released how you are stupid + Jealous!

Baumgartner passes test through death zones
Austria’s Felix Baumgartner jumped out of a space capsule from an altitude of approximately 71,580 feet as the Red Bull Stratos project moved forward into the manned flight stage in New Mexico. The 42-year-old rode the space capsule attached to a giant helium balloon above the so-called “Armstrong Line.”

ROSWELL (New Mexico) – At precisely 9:50 a.m., Felix Baumgartner landed with his parachute in the New Mexico desert nearly 30 miles away from Roswell, wearing a spacesuit as he safely completed a journey towards the edge of space. Just 1 hour and 40 minutes earlier the extreme athlete from Austria had lifted off from Roswell on board a space capsule attached to a 165-foot-high helium balloon that brought him to an altitude of nearly 71,580 feet.

The goal of this expedition towards the edge of space was to fly over the so-called “Armstrong Line” and to do tests under real conditions for the first time. That is the area in aerospace where earthly boundaries and laws disappear. It is an inhospitable region for humans where liquids begin to vaporize and temperatures plunge to minus 75 degrees Fahrenheit. Humans could not survive in this zone without a spacesuit to protect them from the forces of depressurization and lack of oxygen. To get there, Baumgartner first had to make it through another “death zone” closer to earth. During the first 1,000 feet of his ascent there would be no chance of escape in the event of a crash because there would be no time to get out of the capsule or open the parachute.

The ascent and his exit from the capsule went exactly as planned. Baumgartner plunged back towards earth at a speed of nearly 365 miles per hour. He said later the most difficult part was the extreme cold he encountered. "I could hardly move my hands. We're going to have to do some work on that aspect," he said. The Austrian added that he also needs to work on getting accustomed to the extraordinary dimensions of space. "I wanted to open the parachute after descending for a while, but I noticed that I was still at an altitude of 50,000 feet," he said.

Even though it was only a test jump for his forthcoming leap from an altitude of nearly 23 miles, Baumgartner still managed to make it into the record books. He became only the third person to leap from that altitude and survive. The only people to successfully jump from greater heights were Russia’s Eugene Andreev and American Joseph Kittinger, both of whom accomplished their feats in the 1960s. Kittinger, a living legend now 83 years old, is serving as a mentor for the Red Bull Stratos project and was heading Baumgartner’s test flight from Mission Control in Roswell. Kittinger is on the team of nearly 100 top experts recruited from the fields of science, medicine and aerospace for the mission. Technical director Art Thompson was involved with the construction of the Stealth Bomber, and medical director Dr. Jon Clark served as the crew surgeon for six Space Shuttle flights.

The test demonstrated that not only did the capsule system function exactly as planned, but the giant stratospheric balloon did as well, as balloon launch director Ed Coca confirmed. The delicate giant, which was inflated with helium in the early morning hours, was remotely deflated after Baumgartner’s descent, exactly as planned. The space capsule that Baumgartner had been riding in was detached from the balloon with an explosive device, descended under a parachute and later landed undamaged in the desert.


"This test serves as the perfect motivation for the team for the next step," said Baumgartner, flashing a wide smile after two previous attempts to launch the test earlier this week had to be scrubbed. The conditions in the New Mexico desert will be too windy in the weeks ahead, making it impossible to launch this kind of balloon. After the seasonally windy conditions pass, there will be another test from the altitude of 90,000 feet before Baumgartner and the team will attempt to break the record later this year.

pretty sure he was just joking

No, I agree, theres no way thats possible. I call shenanegins.

Guys! Guys! Chill! I'm just joking! I'm not stupid, I am a bit jealous, I wouldn't have the balls or talent to do that. I think its awesome! When Col. Kettinger did it back in the fifties, and now Felix is doing it, I think its a huge step and a huge refresher for adventurye and exploration. Which is rare today. I wish him all the best. I pray no harm comes to him. I have been following the jump myself. My dear ole mom saves magazine articles about it and gives em to me.

I know the pressure is less way up there, I figured that statement would let yall know I was kidding. SORRY.

PEACE

That first pic is priceless. Wow!

Sorry also! I just was surprised :)
More pics here https://stratos.redbullcontentpool.com/newsroom/showImageHome.action
Kind regards!

seeing this is a skydiving accomplishment, it is probably better to locate it here.

If you actually believed that gauleyguide was serious then you need to remove yourself from this forum. Do not respond to this. Just delete your account and take a long hard look in the mirror, then choke yourself.

Of course that I don't want to do that! We just figure out that was miss understanding and I believe now everything is more than clear!
I just posted something new and interesting and that's it!
If you want to be a lawyer it is your problem...please don't destroy this tread any more!!!
All the best!

 

Come on guys! This is quite an accomplishment. It is very difficult to imagine the amount of media whoring Felix has had to endure to get to make this jump. So its not just the space suit that is needed to pull this off. Tree, I've only met you once and that was 6 years ago, but you didn't strike me as the kind of guy who could gobble up as much cock as Felix has, it takes some serious dedication. You are also too tall for that pressure cabin.

I don't think I can either, thats why I'm only throwing jealous low-blows at Felix Cockgobbler, standing way behind the sidelines.

Kerkko
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yawn.

throw enough money at something, and you can do anything.

the fact that the record has stood for so long is a reminder of how little anyone cares. or that there is little reason to spend the money to break it.
-> just another vanity project?

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can we limit the derogatory insults, please?

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You hush! It's not the beginners corner!

true.

it is also in the somewhat restricted Hangout where all sorts of wild 'n woolly exchanges occur.

"please?"

I've never printed a picture of myself being cool and hung it on my wall, but if that was me in 1.jpeg I'd be running towards a picture framing shop with a huge copy in my hands.

That picture PROVES that the whole thing is a fake. It's really a picture of me in a hollywood studio with cool stage props and a NASA pic for a backdrop. Bummer that Felix is getting all the credit.

Any rumors yet to Part-II to the High Altitude Jump ?
You Know, the Part-ll or a 2nd Higher Alt. jump ?. where the promotion propaganda goes for Breaking the Sound Barrier in 'theoretically threatening attempt' @ (cough coughBullshit couchCough) . 'Supersonic Freefall ' of a human body ?

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Without a doubt Felix is considered to be a joke among many in the BASE and skydiving communities but the people who have provided their technical expertise (e.g., our very own Space and Joe Kittinger) to make it possible for him to do his jumps ain't no joke. They quietly do their thing with no need to showboat. They let their actions, skills, and experience speak for themselves. They get my respect for sure.

They are ok with working with Felix, so that says something good about him.

Walt

No disrespect intended, just poking fun at the hype. Making jumps like those is only possible with a ton of media attention which is something Felix is good at. Trust me, I'd take his place in a heartbeat. In a wingsuit.

I'm sure a lot of people would. Personally, I don't pay much attention to what Felix does but I'm not the audience he is trying to appeal to anyway.

I was in an airport between flights recently and was sitting next to a middle-aged married couple. During the conversation my friend mentioned that we were going skydiving and the man started talking about what he had seen in the news about Felix. The whole thing had really captured his imagination and he was talking about it with great interest. Not once did he use words like "crazy" or "suicidal". To him it was a pretty huge deal.

Maybe there is some value in that for the rest of us in that some people may view us as something other than lunatics.

Or maybe I'm just being optimistic.

Ok, that "God of the skies" label Felix likes to put on himself is pretty comical, but I still maintain that the fact he is able to get some real badasses to work with him means he's got something good going on.

Walt