Today:120,000 foot space jump.

Alexidium

Approximately, how long will the ascent take? Currently 1:20 minutes gone 23km.

PizzamanIRL

I just realised how fitting Red Bull are as sponsors.

Gives you wings etc etc. :pac:

Basq

IvySlayer wrote: »

Basq, what's the cookie monster thing on your screenshot?

No idea.. I just click it and get this!

1ZRed

Renn wrote: »

I was just f*cking with him.

Bastard. I didn't even give you my consent

Squ

itchy nose, itchy nose, itchy nose

Fizman

For some reason I think he will land in Alaska.

I also think part of him will land in Canada, and possibly other parts landing in the Caribbean.

OctavarIan

PizzamanIRL wrote: »

I just realised how fitting Red Bull are as sponsors.

Gives you wings etc etc. :pac:

It's almost like they planned the whole thing :pac:

Imagine a giant bug started crawling around inside the helmet.

I say this because I saw it in a filllum;)

yore

They should have used Afroman as the pilot!

shedweller

Jake1 wrote: »

Imagine a giant bug started crawling around inside the helmet.

I say this because I saw it in a filllum;)

Apollo 18?

Cienciano

Christ, the assent is boring. Hopefully something goes badly wrong to liven it up

Sofaspud

Terrible cough, that!

bnt

At this rate of climb, about another 30 minutes to go - but it might be less, since the rate of climb has increased a lot in the 15 minutes I've been watching.

edit: it's decreasing again, down from almost 1200 ft/min to less than 700 ft/min. Time to lose more ballast?

Prick!

Cienciano wrote: »

Christ, the assent is boring. Hopefully something goes badly wrong to liven it up

I hope not.

LizT

Cienciano wrote: »

Christ, the assent is boring. Hopefully something goes badly wrong to liven it up

Charming.

shedweller

shedweller wrote: »

Apollo 18?

could have been, or prometheus, or one of them

freaked me out
:eek:

PizzamanIRL

My internet bill is gonna be sky high (no pun intended) watching this stream.

Jesus f*ck.

That's high up.

Cienciano

Cienciano wrote: »

Christ, the assent is boring. Hopefully something goes badly wrong to liven it up

for that, I hope you lose internet connection.

Basq

Minor issue with faceplate apparently..

Renn

Minor issue with the visor heater seemingly...

Thrill

Youtube...we have a problem.

Issue with his faceplate.

DrumSteve

Jake1 wrote: »

for that, I hope you lose internet connection.

Forever.

Cienciano

Basq wrote: »

Minor issue with faceplate apparently..

Woo hoo!

(I'm joking before anyone has some sort of fit)

This is going to be a really silly question, but why can't you see any stars at that height? I mean, when the camera was looking upward.

Dangerous Man

I love crazy bastards like this.

Squ

Cienciano wrote: »

Woo hoo!

(I'm joking before anyone has some sort of fit)

Was the woo or the hoo the joke?

I dont get it?

mike65

The camera just isn't sensitive enough I'd say.

stevenmu

Have they mentioned what happens if he has a problem and can't jump? Is there some way to abort, or is he committed to jumping now now matter what?

Hardonraging

Basq wrote: »

Too easy!

Nice Ref !!

LizT wrote: »

Charming.

You've over used that phrase this weekend young lady !!!

Cienciano

Squ wrote: »

Was the woo or the hoo the joke?

I dont get it?

You don't get it cos it wasn't funny! Never mind, just watch the video.
Saw that Joe Kittenger one in a BBC documentary ages ago. Absolutely mental.

Snowie

Deleted User wrote: »

This is going to be a really silly question, but why can't you see any stars at that height? I mean, when the camera was looking upward.

Stars only come out a night

Thrill

stevenmu wrote: »

Have they mentioned what happens if he has a problem and can't jump? Is there some way to abort, or is he committed to jumping now now matter what?

The capsule is coming back down using a parachute so I guess he could always come back down that way.

VinLieger

Wow ascent speed just flew up there

Prick!

Amazing view. Amazing.

Saganist

Is his visor problem going to be an issue for the jump ? Could that mean that he has to abort ?

Thrill

Over 4 million now watching this on YouTube

LizT

Hardonraging wrote: »

You've over used that phrase this weekend young lady !!!

That was especially for you

Lollers

God, I hope the visor steaming up is not a problem. I know with some of the first NASA astronauts it was a major issue while trying to do a space walk.

nocoverart

This stream works without any issues including the camera from the capsule, yet Setanta can't manage to properly show a soccer match from across the Irish sea.

Schwiiing

link to stream anyone?

jester77

100k, damn I have to leave in 15 mins, he'll prob not have jumped by then

Cienciano

Saganist wrote: »

Is his visor problem going to be an issue for the jump ? Could that mean that he has to abort ?

Joe Kittenger had a hole in his glove and blood pooled in his hand. He never mentioned it to anyone incase they aborted the jump.

Deank

Schwiiing wrote: »

link to stream anyone?

http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/

LaVail

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaAWdljhD5o

WIZE

Schwiiing wrote: »

link to stream anyone?

http://www.youtube.com/redbull

heres the company providing cameras

http://flightlinefilms.com/our-services/

jester77

Just gone by the old record height

bnt

Deank wrote: »

http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/

Also, the site has a live data feed, so if you want to conserve your bandwidth, you can keep an eye on the altitude without needing the live video feed.

PS: 20 miles = 105,600 ft

frag420

Anyone else getting an error message on tbr official page??