Today:120,000 foot space jump.

deisedave

When is the press conference suppose to start? That jump was absolutely amazing but I thought he was doomed for a little while there.

ScrubsfanChris

BBC News saying he reached a peak of 725mph to which they also said that was supersonic at the height he was.

But this is all still estimates, expect the official speeds to take hours to come out.

Have they calculated whether he broke the sound barrier or not yet?

bnt

Jimoslimos wrote: »

Certainly at his starting altitude, but all depends where he was when he hit maximum velocity

Well, he was certainly above 25,000 ft. According to the table, it's below 690 mph all the way between 120,000 ft and 25,000 ft. So if he hit 725 mph, it's a good 'un.

Funglegunk

Incredible. Pretty hard to top this animated GIF: http://i.minus.com/ij8y5XBZ9c1EP.gif

Mr.Crinklewood

Unsure if posted already.

Dodd

bnt wrote: »

I saw him hit 690 mph, which is over the speed of sound at those altitudes.

He hit 729mph.

opinion guy

Deleted User wrote: »

Have they calculated whether he broke the sound barrier or not yet?

According to BBC report they have to analyse data from a GPS chip he wore.


Odd...I awlays thought GPS was **** for measuring altitude

bnt

opinion guy wrote: »

According to BBC report they have to analyse data from a GPS chip he wore.


Odd...I awlays thought GPS was **** for measuring altitude

It won't be your bog standard GPS, it'll be some MIL-spec devices. More than one of them, of course.

Legend

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Doom

Amazing, love watch groundbreaking stuff like this.....part of history, live

Pilotdude5

Really shows us how Aviation development has kinda stagnated. Yes there has been developments in safety etc but its not really pushing boundaries anymore. Concorde, TU-144, Space Shuttle, Buran, SR-71 and the XB-70 all sitting in mueseums with no replacement:(:(

Sofaspud

Pilotdude5 wrote: »

Really shows us how Aviation development has kinda stagnated. Yes there has been developments in safety etc but its not really pushing boundaries anymore. Concorde, TU-144, Space Shuttle, Buran, SR-71 and the XB-70 all sitting in mueseums with no replacement:(:(

And you'd think they could get clearer lines of communication!

A man jumped out of space and nobody had a clue what his monumental words before doing it were.

EdenHazard

could someone please photoshop john terry into one of the landing pics

Jonah42

EdenHazard wrote: »

could someone please photoshop john terry into one of the landing pics

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/539296_369642566450512_1871405408_n.jpg

Lollers

Sofaspud wrote: »

And you'd think they could get clearer lines of communication!

A man jumped out of space and nobody had a clue what his monumental words before doing it were.

Was going to ask this, did anyone make out the few words he said before the jump ?

Dangerous Man

Lollers wrote: »

Was going to ask this, did anyone make out the few words he say before the jump ?

The last words I caught were 'I'm going home.' Those were definitely his last three words.

Jonah42

Lollers wrote: »

Was going to ask this, did anyone make out the few words he say before the jump ?

Last line was "I'm coming home". Couldn't make out the rest.

Talib Fiasco

If that was me I'd take a p*ss before jumping...sure it'd probably destroy my lad and my entire body now that I think of it but you know...

nucker

And he did it as well, congrats to him

ScrubsfanChris

Lollers wrote: »

Was going to ask this, did anyone make out the few words he said before the jump ?

Rewatched the BBC coverage there, Edit: After watching it a couple of times, I'm 99% sure this is what he said...

"Sometimes you have to be up really high, to see how small you are. I'm going over"

Dead Man Walking

Lollers wrote: »

Was going to ask this, did anyone make out the few words he said before the jump ?

it was something alone the lines of how small humans were in comparison at that height or something along that line

Wacker The Attacker

Is he dead yet?

Dangerous Man

Wacker The Attacker wrote: »

Is he dead yet?

Yes. He's dead.

Alexidium

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd63Ysm1Jq0&feature=plcp

If anybody can't find a video of the jump here is the JUMP itself NOT the whole fall.

Enjoy!

ScrubsfanChris

Wacker The Attacker wrote: »

Is he dead yet?

Huh?

Shzm

So about an hour ago I got to see a guy jump from the edge of space, live, right from my couch. Now the gf has the x factor on.

Sigh

fred funk }{

Anyone have a link where I can watch the whole thing? Pretty amazing.

Dangerous Man

Shzm wrote: »

So about an hour ago I got to see a guy jump from the edge of space, live, right from my couch. Now the gf has the x factor on.

Sigh

That's one of the best posts I've ever read.

squod

fred funk }{ wrote: »

Anyone have a link where I can watch the whole thing? Pretty amazing.

Do you have a time machine?

fred funk }{

squod wrote: »

Do you have a time machine?

For what exactly?

squod

fred funk }{ wrote: »

For what exactly?

So you can watch it live.

ScrubsfanChris

fred funk }{ wrote: »

Anyone have a link where I can watch the whole thing? Pretty amazing.

Highlights: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-19943132

I'm sure someone will stick it up on youtube soon, it did last nearly 3 hours remember.

Alexidium

fred funk }{ wrote: »

Anyone have a link where I can watch the whole thing? Pretty amazing.

I have a video of just the jump at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd63Ysm1Jq0

I tried uploading the whole thing but it gets blocked by RedBull.

Sorry, best I can do.

Dangerous Man

Space fap.

squod

Alexidium wrote: »

I have a video of just the jump at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd63Ysm1Jq0

I tried uploading the whole thing but it gets blocked by RedBull.

Sorry, best I can do.

Title it ''not that space jump yoke from Red Bull''.

fred funk }{

squod wrote: »

So you can watch it live.

What? Are you off your head?

Alexidium

squod wrote: »

Title it ''not that space jump yoke from Red Bull''.

What? The video is titled.

PaulKK

ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

Rewatched the BBC coverage there, Edit: After watching it a couple of times, I'm 99% sure this is what he said...

"Sometimes you have to be up really high, to see how small you are. I'm going over"

Kinda thought it sounded like "I'm going home now"

Alexidium

PaulKK wrote: »

Kinda thought it sounded like "I'm going home now"

Yep that's it.

Sar_Bear

fred funk }{ wrote: »

squod wrote: »

So you can watch it live.

What? Are you off your head?

I think he means it'd gonna be crap watchin it when you know everything goes to plan. Like watchin a football match after it's over & knowin the score. Watching it live was the only way to go!

opinion guy

He should have said 'This is one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind!!!"

squod

Sar_Bear wrote: »

I think he means it'd gonna be crap watchin it when you know everything goes to plan. Like watchin a football match after it's over & knowin the score. Watching it live was the only way to go!

Well put, thank you.

WIZE

Press conference shortly

http://www.youtube.com/user/redbull

riffmongous

That was fantastic, the whole thing was on national tv over here, all over the newspapers for the last few months too. The guy is unreal,watching him just step off into a 39km fall with no fear was awesome.

I'm going to go crack open a red bull, to Felix!

Dead Man Walking

conference starting now

Trampas

After such a great dive in an environment with no atmosphere,

Liverpool have reportedly made a £35 million pound bid

Dead Man Walking

he brought back a gray :eek:

ScrubsfanChris

Did I just see someone move an Alien through the press conference :eek:

Renn

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