Today:120,000 foot space jump.

Celticfire

Red Bull Stratos, a mission to the edge of space, will attempt to transcend human limits that have existed for 50 years. Supported by a team of experts Felix Baumgartner plans to ascend to 120,000 feet in a stratospheric balloon and make a freefall jump rushing toward earth at supersonic speeds before parachuting to the ground. His attempt to dare atmospheric limits holds the potential to provide valuable medical and scientific research data for future pioneers.

The Red Bull Stratos team brings together the world's leading minds in aerospace medicine, engineering, pressure suit development, capsule creation and balloon fabrication. It includes retired United States Air Force Colonel Joseph Kittinger, who holds three of the records Felix will strive to break.

Joe's record jump from 102,800 ft in 1960 was during a time when no one knew if a human could survive a jump from the edge of space. Joe was a Captain in the U.S. Air Force and had already taken a balloon to 97,000 feet in Project ManHigh and survived a drogue mishap during a jump from 76,400 feet in Excelsior I. The Excelsior III mission was his 33rd parachute jump.

Although researching extremes was part of the program's goals, setting records wasn't the mission's purpose. Joe ascended in helium balloon launched from the back of a truck. He wore a pressurized suit on the way up in an open, unpressurized gondola. Scientific data captured from Joe's jump was shared with U.S. research personnel for development of the space program. Today Felix and his specialized team hope to take what was learned from Joe's jumps more than 50 years ago and press forward to test the edge of the human envelope.

Can't wait to watch this. Live in about 45 mins from now.

Live feed: http://www.redbullstratos.com/

Ellis Dee

Some splat if the parachute fails to open!:eek:

Birneybau

One small step for MAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!!

El Weirdo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MkB6NkQscI

Video of Kittinger's jump.

Thanks for the link, OP.

Sykk

Good luck to him. That takes serious balls!

BBDBB

the fella has balls of steel

JohnMarston

Free your mind

1ZRed

This will be unreal!

Hopefully all goes well and he completes it safe and sound

Ghandee

At that height, would it be theoretically possible to parachute from one country to another, ie could the parachutist take of from say Ireland, climb to 120,000 ft and skydive to Holland?

Mr Benevolent

Ghandee wrote: »

At that height, would it be theoretically possible to parachute from one country to another, ie could the parachutist take of from say Ireland, climb to 120,000 ft and skydive to Holland?

Nope, you'd be lucky to get 10 miles off target in that spacesuit. Not enough air above 60,000ft to maneuver. Unless you're talking about deploying the chute at 120,000ft. The shockwave would probably tear it to shreds and anyway it'd behave like a bag of washing.

brandon_flowers

Setting himself up for a big fall.

Funglegunk

brandon_flowers wrote: »

Setting himself up for a big fall.

He seems pretty down to earth to me.

ejmaztec

BBDBB wrote: »

the fella has balls of steel

Not to be recommended for graceful descent from high altitude.:(

Celticfire

Setanta are showing it , if you wish to record to show the kiddies later on.

Just Like Heaven

Ghandee wrote: »

At that height, would it be theoretically possible to parachute from one country to another, ie could the parachutist take of from say Ireland, climb to 120,000 ft and skydive to Holland?

Not parachuting, but the same guy did manage to glide to across the channel from England to France in 2008 I think.

stmol32

Confab wrote: »

Nope, you'd be lucky to get 10 miles off target in that spacesuit.

Wait what? he's using a spacesuit the pussy.
I'm not going to bother watching now.

CianRyan

What about in a wing suit?

stmol32

What's a wing suit?
It can't possibly be what I think it is.

http://costumenetwork.com/MainGallery/101/furybootedangel

Sykk

CianRyan wrote: »

What about in a wing suit?

Without the protective space suit I suspect his blood would vaporize on the way down.

1ZRed

There's a delay of an hour now because of winds. Ah feck the waiting!

JustAddWater

1ZRed wrote: »

There's a delay of an hour now because of winds. Ah feck the waiting!

30 mins, video says earliest launch at 1400

CianRyan

stmol32 wrote: »

What's a wing suit?
It can't possibly be what I think it is.

http://costumenetwork.com/MainGallery/101/furybootedangel

Enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWfph3iNC-k

Sykk wrote: »

Without the protective space suit I suspect his blood would vaporize on the way down.

Fook! :eek:

Just Like Heaven

Sykk wrote: »

Without the protective space suit I suspect his blood would vaporize on the way down.

Yeah and if he starts to spin it'll come out through his eyes apparently.

Celticfire

Delayed due to wind at top of balloon.

Soups123

You spend 5 years planning it, get there, are ready to jump and out comes the wind and delays it 30 minutes what a pain in the hole

DirtyBollox

and then the live stream drops.........

MayoForSam

What is the last thing that goes through your head when your parachute fails to deploy? Your feet.

Best of luck Felix.

DirtyBollox

Available here!

Rigol

Yeah! Yeah Dude Intense! Redbull braw! Wooooooooo ! HardCORE dude!Woooo

CianRyan

Another half hour...

JustAddWater

weather hold agaaaaaaaaain!



next try @ 14.30

ejmaztec

JustAddWater wrote: »

weather hold agaaaaaaaaain!



next try @ 14.30

These hold-ups remind me that chickens can't fly.

Jacksquat

Their time is 14.30 GMT which is 15.30 our time isn't it? We are +1. GMT is only 13.25 now. Or am I reading it wrong

--Kaiser--

El Weirdo wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MkB6NkQscI

Video of Kittinger's jump.

Thanks for the link, OP.

Still one of the most incredible videos of one of the most amazing feats of human endeavour from someone with ludicrously massive balls. Here's his account of the jump:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/10/121008-joseph-kittinger-felix-baumgartner-skydive-science/

There is a hostile sky above me. Man will never conquer space. He may live in it, but he will never conquer it. The sky above is void and very black and very hostile.

DirtyBollox

Jacksquat wrote: »

Their time is 14.30 GMT which is 15.30 our time isn't it? We are +1. GMT is only 13.25 now. Or am I reading it wrong

no, Ireland is GMT


next update at 15:30 and next definite launch time is now 17:30 (subject to change)

ArmaniJeanss

Jacksquat wrote: »

Their time is 14.30 GMT which is 15.30 our time isn't it? We are +1. GMT is only 13.25 now. Or am I reading it wrong

People use the phrase 'GMT' wrongly during summer time. Generally take it that they mean the 'time in Greenwich London', despite Greenwich not being on GMT !

<5 minutes to launch. (or maybe not, delayed again)

ballsymchugh

DirtyBollox wrote: »

no, Ireland is GMT


next update at 15:30 and next definite launch time is now 17:30 (subject to change)

except we're on british summer time (BST) at the moment. GMT is when the clocks go back an hour, so the definite launch time is 18.30 irish time.

Jacksquat

ArmaniJeanss wrote: »

People use the phrase 'GMT' wrongly during summer time. Generally take it that they mean the 'time in Greenwich London', despite Greenwich not being on GMT !

<5 minutes to launch. (or maybe not, delayed again)

DirtyBollox wrote: »

no, Ireland is GMT


next update at 15:30 and next definite launch time is now 17:30 (subject to change)

Sorry if I'm being persistantly wrong. I get what you mean by "time in Greenwich London"
But their lauch time now is 11.30 (MDT) MDT is currently 7 hours behind Irish time. So the launch time here should be 11.30+7 which is 6.30 and not 5.30?

MayoForSam

Basically he won't be launching until teatime, then it's a 2 hour ascent time before he jumps, which means it'll be around 8-8:30pm before he comes down to earth (baring further delays).

Suits me down to the ground (sic) as I'm at work where the live stream is blocked .

ArmaniJeanss

Jacksquat wrote: »

Sorry if I'm being persistantly wrong. I get what you mean by "time in Greenwich London"
But their lauch time now is 11.30 (MDT) MDT is currently 7 hours behind Irish time. So the launch time here should be 11.30+7 which is 6.30 and not 5.30?

Who knows, it totally confuses me. As part of the job I have to log on to these Microsoft Webinars every so often, and they send you an email saying it'll be 3PM Central European Time. And during summer you then have to work out whether they mean 'real unchangable unalterable' CET or fake CET with daylight saving.
So much less confusion if they would just refer to Paris time or London time.

Anyway.

Funglegunk

ArmaniJeanss wrote: »

Who knows, it totally confuses me. As part of the job I have to log on to these Microsoft Webinars every so often, and they send you an email saying it'll be 3PM Central European Time. And during summer you then have to work out whether they mean 'real unchangable unalterable' CET or fake CET with daylight saving.
So much less confusion if they would just refer to Paris time or London time.

Anyway.

If they used UTC that would be handier, as there is no ambiguity associated with it!

Plazaman

Technically we (Ireland) are in the same Time Zone as GMT. Currently GMT is officially called GMT+1 as we are in British Summer Time (BST). But for this purpose if the say GMT, it'll be the same time in Ireland.

Also if you go to watch the launch and you find your and hour late, you'll find the new name for that is "Mc Illroyed".

Stratosphereic question? Nice jump suit yer man has, it's pressurised but is it flammable? Ot at what height do you have to be before you start to get burned going in and out of the atmosphere? Wait I might just google what is the difference between stratosphere and atmosphere? Back in a min.....



Edit : Meh, too complex to explain click HERE if interested

DirtyBollox

Plazaman wrote: »

Stratosphereic question? Nice jump suit yer man has, it's pressurised but is it flammable? Ot at what height do you have to be before you start to get burned going in and out of the atmosphere? Wait I might just google what is the difference between stratosphere and atmosphere? Back in a min.....

All info about the suit is here

kraggy

Plazaman wrote: »

Technically we (Ireland) are in the same Time Zone as GMT. Currently GMT is officially called GMT+1 as we are in British Summer Time (BST). But for this purpose if the say GMT, it'll be the same time in Ireland.

Also if you go to watch the launch and you find your and hour late, you'll find the new name for that is "Mc Illroyed".

Stratosphereic question? Nice jump suit yer man has, it's pressurised but is it flammable? Ot at what height do you have to be before you start to get burned going in and out of the atmosphere? Wait I might just google what is the difference between stratosphere and atmosphere? Back in a min.....



Edit : Meh, too complex to explain click HERE if interested

There is no timezone called GMT. There is only a time called GMT. GMT and GMT+1 are not the same.

We are on Irish Summer Time right now, which is the same as BST, British Summer Time. This is equal to GMT+1, not GMT.

GMT is the same as our Winter time.

If they say the jump will be at GMT X, then the jump will be at GMT X+1 our time.

retalivity

While you wait for the jump, read Joe Kittinger's wiki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kittinger

Badass doesnt even come close

Snowie

Ok so its restarting in 10 minutes been waiting for this for some time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkJ5ItzEq3M

LINK


You Tube

what are your thoughts on it?

While mostly we've had boring political activist/fear mongering/ ranting about stuff people should be protesting about... Well lets change this up a little.

My personal opinion is that its brilliant I love the fact that people push limitations of what can be done... The fact that comp nays get behind them is also awesome and sure why not only way in these days things are possible any way a worlds first in the making

Birneybau

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056776111

AnonoBoy

They keep pushing back the time.

They were saying half five but now it's looking like 6.20.

When's he do it?

El Weirdo

Birneybau wrote: »

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056776111

Beaten to it, Snowie.

Edit: Threads merged. I want my pies!

Seaneh

AnonoBoy wrote: »

They keep pushing back the time.

They were saying half five but now it's looking like 6.20.

When's he do it?

When the weather conditions won't kill him.
Simples.

BBDBB

Seaneh wrote: »

When the weather conditions won't kill him.
Simples.

he's such a wuss