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MISSION TO THE EDGE OF SPACE: LIVE
redbull ^ | 10/14/212 | unknown

Posted on 10/14/2012 9:06:00 AM PDT by redreno

Watching a guy jump. Should break the sound barrier.

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


TOPICS: Outdoors; Science; Society; Weather
KEYWORDS: felixbaumgartner; jump; spacediving; spacejump; vanity
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To: Jack Hydrazine

He pulled early.


121 posted on 10/14/2012 11:16:18 AM PDT by Chipper (You can't kill an Obamazombie by destroying the brain...they didn't have one to begin with.)
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To: al_c

Parachute has deployed!


122 posted on 10/14/2012 11:16:41 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

I nearly had a stroke when he started spinning! Truly amazing to witness this live!


123 posted on 10/14/2012 11:18:06 AM PDT by alisasny (If you cant afford 10 bucks per month to save your own daughters ovary then vote OBAMA.)
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To: al_c

Wow!


124 posted on 10/14/2012 11:19:06 AM PDT by bgill
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To: Jack Hydrazine

He’s down safe!


125 posted on 10/14/2012 11:20:34 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Congratulations, Felix!


126 posted on 10/14/2012 11:21:54 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

The post-jump conference is to begin shortly.


127 posted on 10/14/2012 11:27:32 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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To: bgill
I double your WOW!

History!

128 posted on 10/14/2012 11:28:29 AM PDT by RedWing9 (Zero sucks... Jesus Rocks...)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Sponsored by private enterprise, Red Bull...no thanks to anything that Obama did to stand in the way.

Felix, it was all you and your team.

Congratulations on a good jump!


129 posted on 10/14/2012 11:29:13 AM PDT by LachlanMinnesota
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To: redreno

That was outstanding, well done Felix!!!!


130 posted on 10/14/2012 11:30:45 AM PDT by SouthDixie (The secret to staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly and lie about your age.)
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To: Jack Hydrazine
He jumped!

I could of swore that he just said "damn, I forgot my keys....."

131 posted on 10/14/2012 11:31:38 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco (Jab him with a harpoon.....)
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To: redreno

Gutsy

Seriously Gutsy


132 posted on 10/14/2012 11:32:52 AM PDT by HangnJudge
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To: Hot Tabasco

Cnn claims they did not show the jump in case something went wrong....SO GLAD Discovery carried it....

SUPER excited...Great Job FELIX!


133 posted on 10/14/2012 11:33:43 AM PDT by alisasny (If you cant afford 10 bucks per month to save your own daughters ovary then vote OBAMA.)
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To: Hot Tabasco

Cnn claims they did not show the jump in case something went wrong....SO GLAD Discovery carried it....

SUPER excited...Great Job FELIX!


134 posted on 10/14/2012 11:33:50 AM PDT by alisasny (If you cant afford 10 bucks per month to save your own daughters ovary then vote OBAMA.)
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To: LachlanMinnesota

Quite a feat of exploration. We all witnessed a man risking his life for the adventure and knowledge of a lifetime. Congratulations Mr. Felix. Congratulations to all who watched this magnificent event take place.

Thanks to you Red Bull for sponsoring a very successful mission!


135 posted on 10/14/2012 11:37:37 AM PDT by eyedigress ((zOld storm chaser from the west)/?)
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To: eyedigress

Woop.

Darn nice. :D


136 posted on 10/14/2012 11:40:07 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network (America doesn't need any new laws. America needs freedom!)
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To: alisasny

That seems rather cowardly.


137 posted on 10/14/2012 11:42:12 AM PDT by JimSp
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To: RayChuang88

The escape towers on those early rockets were a function of getting the crew away from a low altitude fireball of an exploding rocket. It was even envisioned as being used while sitting on the pad. Nasa knew a suited and air supplied astronaut could reasonably parachute out.
They even had an extendable boom on the shuttle hatch for astronauts to be clip on, slide out the crew hatch, ride to the of the boom to safely clear the wing, then fall off the end.


138 posted on 10/14/2012 11:43:57 AM PDT by DesertRhino (I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office.)
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To: satan

Other than entering the age of entitlements,there a loads of Ole’Folk these days 65,6,7,,8 and higher that arnt the same “senior” as my grand folks were and I think it depends on the individual


139 posted on 10/14/2012 1:51:03 PM PDT by CGASMIA68
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To: eyedigress

the pressure to succeed?Is there any pressure at that altitude, I think its more of a vacuum which is why the ballon is fatter as he ascends


140 posted on 10/14/2012 1:54:03 PM PDT by CGASMIA68
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