23 mile skydive!

Evoss · 15 Jul 2012 at 13:56

Looks incredible, ultimate adrenaline rush!

Vita · 15 Jul 2012 at 14:02

Wow. I would love to just stand there and watch the earth.

DJMK4 · 15 Jul 2012 at 15:48

Iv been waiting for this, that video just made me wet myself with excitement, is this still going ahead?

Glaucus · 15 Jul 2012 at 16:40

Amazing video.

Allnamestaken · 15 Jul 2012 at 16:53

omg i cant wait!

VaderDSL · 26 Jul 2012 at 12:11

He just did his 18 mile test jump

Was a success, can't wait to see the onboard camera footage if they release it

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18994387

McGraw · 26 Jul 2012 at 12:33

Looking at pics, and thinking about that climb up in the 1960 attempt makes me fill ill.

I don't think I'd be able to do it for a billion quid...the stairs of high waterslides give me vertigo

DJMK4 · 26 Jul 2012 at 12:33

Nice

been looking forward to the next test jump

wish the video's were a bit longer though, maybe they are holding out on the footage until any official full documentation releases and put all the footage in one through his training/tests and the final jump.

Cosimo · 26 Jul 2012 at 12:58

mehuk · 26 Jul 2012 at 22:29

Seriously he is going to be that high up that he will be able to see the Earth like that and it will be all dark around him?

So he is going to be higher than clouds and stuff?

Dont believe it, how do you jump like that from space and survive! Absolute nuts.

Spenty · 26 Jul 2012 at 22:38

Amazing stuff, very very few people on earth who would actually do this. Hope his proper run goes well.

Cosimo · 27 Jul 2012 at 08:13

Cosimo · 27 Jul 2012 at 08:15

Official test flight two video:

http://www.redbullstratos.com/#!lightbox/media1755427175001/

Cosimo · 29 Jul 2012 at 09:51

The video now on YouTube:

-BA- · 29 Jul 2012 at 09:58

mehuk said:
Seriously he is going to be that high up that he will be able to see the Earth like that and it will be all dark around him?

So he is going to be higher than clouds and stuff?

Dont believe it, how do you jump like that from space and survive! Absolute nuts.

Damn you don't get out much do you

That isn't space or even close...

Cosimo · 28 Aug 2012 at 08:56

Mission update:

Repairs to the capsule are underway. New launch window for the final mission jump from 120,000 ft scheduled for the first part of October.

jsmoke · 28 Aug 2012 at 09:02

Those kind of speeds can't be good for your body.

Guerrilla · 28 Aug 2012 at 09:08

It's going to be epic when it happens, hopefully they will load him up with cameras

Squark · 28 Aug 2012 at 09:47

jsmoke said:
Those kind of speeds can't be good for your body.

Speed is not the issue, besides it's relative anyway (the ISS crew travel at 27,500 km/h and they seem fine

)

The one that causes the problem is G-forces, but seeing as it's a freefall that wont be an issue either.

Twirlywoos · 28 Aug 2012 at 09:59

Freefaller said:
Has anybody heard of Felix Baumgartner?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16908004

It's something that I would love to do (obviously had I had more training and still kept up my skydiving hobby).

I just can't imagine anything more exciting. Edge of space, seeing the curvature of the earth, and falling with no atmosphere around you... with the potential of breaking the sound barrier.

I've jumped out of hot air balloons, but that was only from about 4000ft, so whilst you do get that sense of serenity and quiet as you fall, you only fall for about 10-15 seconds or so.

Having minutes of freefall, hitting thicker atmosphere and seeing the world from space almost face to face and not within an aircraft - it's just something that I am in awe of. Cannot wait for the jump!

Bumagardner better record this event, should be pretty EPIC. I want to see a documentary of the challenges he faces and evidence that it is really -70 degrees and that his eyes will start to boil at that height. Otherwise it will be faked and hyped like the "first man on the moon"

Thank You