After strong winds and rain foiled his first attempts, on Sunday Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner completed a …
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Watch Live: Felix Baumgartner Freefalls from the Edge of Space
Keep it right here for live video of the Red Bull Stratos. Launching from Roswell, New Mexico, Felix Baumgartner will ascend to 120,000 feet in a stratospheric balloon then freefall back down to earth at top speeds estimated near …
Red Bull Stratos On Hold, Pending Litigation
Felix Baumgartner will have to put a hold on his attempted jump from the stratosphere. In a statement released by Red Bull, the Red Bull Stratos project is on hold pending litigation. One “Mr. Hogan” claims to “own certain rights to the project”. The statement is below:
Red Bull GmbH and Red Bull North America, Inc. have
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Red Bull Stratos: How Do You Document a Freefall From 120,000 Feet Up?
Felix Baumgartner is expected to jump out of a gondola from the Earth’s stratosphere – roughly 23 miles or 120,000 feet high. The Red Bull Stratos Project was first announced in January but a jump date wasn’t announced until recently. Baumgartner, a professional skydiver and BASE jumper, will not only break the free fall record …
Video: Joe Kittinger’s 102,800 ft Descent
I’m on a Red Bull Stratos kick today, so I’m trying to find out everything I can about Joe Kittinger’s record breaking free fall that Felix Baumgartner will attempt to break later this year. Here’s video from Kittinger’s jump.
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Here’s the original article about Kittinger’s record …
Red Bull Stratos: Man Will Free Fall From Earth’s Stratosphere
On August 16, 1960, Joe Kittinger fell from 20 miles (102,800 feet) above the Earth’s surface setting the free fall record. In 2010, Felix Baumgartner plans to break Joe’s record by falling back down to Earth from 120,000 (~23 miles) feet high. Think about that for a second, folks.
Man will free fall from Earth’s stratosphere with …