Anyone watchin the 22 mile jump?

[Dolomite`s Breezy]

Its on live right now on Red Bull Stratos website..and on TV..

My hat is off to this guy.. that takes a huge amount of brass cahones..lol

And a very neat and interesting perspective from the outside of the capsule..

[Guest rebeldrummer]

yup....amazing!

http://www.youtube.com/redbull

i wonder how many UFO reporting will be called in from those who have no idea this is going on!! (que the X-File music!) ha ha ha

Edited October 14, 2012 by rebeldrummer

[Guest rebeldrummer]

approaching the "Armstrong Line" at 63,000 ft ...... crazy stuff

[Karnage]

It's also live on the Discovery Channel.

[Guest 6.8 AR]

I'm watching. About 92000 ft.

[dralarms]

109,612 ft. Omg.

[Guest rebeldrummer]

is it 120,000 or 22 miles?? i am confused?

Edited October 14, 2012 by rebeldrummer

[dralarms]

22 miles is 115,720. Why is the 10,000 more to go?

[Guest rebeldrummer]

22 miles is 115,720. Why is the 10,000 more to go?

i was editing my post when you replied....i heard someone say 120,000 and also 22 miles?....confused

[Guest rebeldrummer]

here is what the web site says....adds more confusion

..."A scientific mission to 120,000 ft. Jumping from a stratospheric balloon one man will attempt to break the speed of sound in freefall"...

[dralarms]

Well, were at 121,938.

[Guest rebeldrummer]

127,889

[Guest rebeldrummer]

the door has opened....sweet!

[runningfree]

Awesome

[Guest 6.8 AR]

Fantastic! He set some records today and supplied us with an awesome video. That was just great!

[Sam1]

SOmeone was complaining because he didn't go supersonic and only hit 710mph... Really? ONLY 710mph in a free fall?

[jcj]

Crazy. The view was amazing. Everything seemed to go well considering the feat that was being attempted.

[Guest 6.8 AR]

SOmeone was complaining because he didn't go supersonic and only hit 710mph... Really? ONLY 710mph in a free fall?

His goal was to break the sound barrier and have the longest freefall. I think 710 mph would have done if he were

closer to Earth, but where he reached that speed didn't add up to a win. He was short on the freefall record, but

it was truly an amazing jump and it took 50 + years to beat it. Absolutely amazing.

[glowdotGlock]

I am watching the press conference. Evidently he did make Mach 1. 1.24 to be exact. 833 MPH.

[Il Duce]

He did break it and it came on the 65th anniversary of Chuck Yeager being the first person to break it in an aeroplane.

[Sam1]

I am watching the press conference. Evidently he did make Mach 1. 1.24 to be exact. 833 MPH.

That is awesome

[Jesse]

I thought he was in trouble when he started to flip. But it was cool to watch. His family had to be trippin.

[Guest rebeldrummer]

Glad to have witnessed that live.....

[monkeylizard]

Me too. Awesome history in the making.

[runningfree]

So how much higher can he go? What is the limit?