Red Bull Stratos !!!!

[moonman79]

Not sure if this has been posted?
But thought you guys might enjoy having a look at this!!!!!???
http://www.redbullstratos.com/
This guy has balls of steel!!!!

 

[DQuaN]

Very much so. I'd love to see a better quality video of what it looks like up there. Kittingers jump was immense. On that final jump, his glove failed during the ascent and his hand swelled to twice it's normal size! He didn't tell anyone though!

 

[mafia_boy]

Wow, just wow.

Good luck to Felix, I'd love to watch him succeed, just so I could watch an epic freefall video where he's trying to break the sound barrier with a nice parachute landing to finish. 👍

 

[Peter]

So, when exactly IS Felix jumping? And wouldn't a sonic boom probably shatter his bones, or something?

 

[GT_Prologue5]

So, when exactly IS Felix jumping? And wouldn't a sonic boom probably shatter his bones, or something?

I wouldn't doubt that.

 

[Alex.]

Best of luck to the fella, balls of steel is the understatement of the century.

 

[wfooshee]

The thing doing the supersonic flight doesn't actually feel the boom. That comes from the shock waves trailing it. I think there would be pressure points where the shock waves form, but the pressure builds with speed, it's not an impact.

Thing is, that pressure is gonna be a whole lot lower at the altitudes they're talking about, just because of the lack of air.

 

[magicalgin]

To be honest, I thought of a Lancia Stratos in Redbull livery when I read the title

 

[Loon]

To be honest, I thought of a Lancia Stratos in Redbull livery when I read the title

Me too! But then we discover something soo much more awesome.

 

[Prince.M5]

To be honest, I thought of a Lancia Stratos in Redbull livery when I read the title

Exactly my first thought too!

Anyway, good luck to Felix. He really does have a balls of steel

Thing is, that pressure is gonna be a whole lot lower at the altitudes they're talking about, just because of the lack of air.

Yep! 👍

 

[moonman79]

project has been grounded!!!!!=-(

 

[DQuaN]

Source?

 

[moonman79]

Google it!!!
Some guy is suing them coz he said he came upmwith the idea 1st and RB didn't want anything to do with it!!!

 

[Dan360]

He is breaking a record that was set some years ago (I can't remember when).

Any more info on, 'Some guy...'?

 

[moonman79]

http://hobbyspace.com/nucleus/?itemid=24501

 

[UnionStrike]

To be honest, I thought of a Lancia Stratos in Redbull livery when I read the title

this, but a supersonic free fall is awesome too.

 

[L_Hamilton]

Bummer.

Red Bull GmbH and Red Bull North America, Inc. have decided to stop the Red Bull Stratos program with immediate effect.

 

[FahrerGott]

After all this time it's finally happening in another 10 or so hours

 

[Mac K]

After all this time it's finally happening in another 10 or so hours

So there is a thread here. I'm really looking forward to this, just found out today...

 

[FahrerGott]

I only found out scanning the tv guide last night lol
It will be broadcast in HD on free to air TV tonight here in Australia.

 

[Wiegert]

A brief taster I came across a little earlier:

 

[photonrider]

No Red Bull Stratos?

Damn you, Kaz.

 

[Stiggy]

I only found out scanning the tv guide last night lol
It will be broadcast in HD on free to air TV tonight here in Australia.

To add to this, if anyone is a bit confused looking for it on TV, it's on 7mate listed mistakenly under the title of Red Bull X-Fighters International Series (at least on my local guide, don't know about other regions' guides) starting at 11:17PM eastern daylight saving time.

 

[Skuh]

was done in the 60's too.Project Excelsior. Guy jumped from 20 miles and reached 750mph.

 

[G.T.Ace]

Kinda excited to be honest, I love projects like this.

 

[FahrerGott]

little xonfused is the website countdown for tha launch or start of live feed? TV broadcast doesn't start for another 30 minutes

 

[photonrider]

Toronto TV says they'll be airing it at 8.35 A.M today - a few minutes from now.

 

[Lankay]

Just flicked on 7mate and it says the launch is delayed due to wind gusts.

 

[Stiggy]

Launch has been delayed by at least an hour due to wind.

little xonfused is the website countdown for tha launch or start of live feed? TV broadcast doesn't start for another 30 minutes

TV broadcast is on now (at least in Northern NSW).
EDIT: Not on now due to the delay.

 

[Dean]

Apparently they'll send up the balloon at around 5.30 PM in Europe (3 hour's time). Or, that's what they've said on Danish TV.

Edit: They keep saying different time's, so I don't know.