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finch1750 · 10-17-2012, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Dadhawk

I was reading some coverage of this amazing feat today and came across this. Pretty much describes it for me:

"In a spectacle unlike any ever before witnessed outside of an activity conducted by NASA, Baumgartner stood up on the porch of the gondola- with the blue earth in the background more than two dozen miles below. It was, as an anonymous Internet poster said, “An awkward moment when we realized that an energy drink has a cooler manned space program than the United States.” The live video beamed from the Red Bull Stratos balloon was so clear and so vivid that it took your breath away. And then, Baumgartner jumped."

Red Bull footed the bill and did the logistics, but NASA is reaping benefits from all the data and were part of that from what I understand. Privitazation is the only way this would have got done, taxpayers would flip out if NASA payed for this. Lol.

Dadhawk · 10-17-2012, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by finch1750

Red Bull footed the bill and did the logistics, but NASA is reaping benefits from all the data and were part of that from what I understand. Privitazation is the only way this would have got done, taxpayers would flip out if NASA payed for this. Lol.

No, I absolutely agree.

Can you imagine where we would be if they gave Burt Rutan the budget from just one space shuttle flight? We'd probably have warp drive by now!

import_bible · 10-18-2012, 01:10 PM

I was glued to the screen when this was on, it's just amazing how beautiful the world is when you're so high up. I was really surprised to hear that the previous record was set in 1960, what the hell kind of tech did they have back then?

Dadhawk · 10-18-2012, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by import_bible

.. I was really surprised to hear that the previous record was set in 1960, what the hell kind of tech did they have back then?

It was basically the exact same tech. One big balloon and one guy with a really big pair....

Dadhawk · 10-17-2013, 08:26 AM

Bringing this back from the dead....

Red Bull posted the POV Video on the anniversary of the jump. Pretty intense stuff....

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=raiFrxbHxV0"]Red Bull Stratos FULL POV - Multi-Angle + Mission Data - YouTube[/ame]

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