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Cortexian
October 16th, 2010, 02:25 AM
MISSION TO THE EDGE OF SPACE.

Fifty years ago, United States Air Force Captain Joe Kittinger made aerospace history. He jumped to Earth from 102,800 feet, near the edge of space. The achievement contributed valuable data that set the groundwork for the United States' first space program.

In our world today, few boundaries remain unchallenged; yet, while many have tried to surpass Colonel Joe Kittinger's accomplishment over the intervening half century, none have succeeded, and some have died. In 2010 the Red Bull Stratos mission will explore the limits of the human body in one of the most hostile environments known to mankind.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyGmTV0q2kY

I am seriously impressed with this entire project, amazing. It's less about data collection at this point and more about breaking the record I believe, but it's still extremely amazing... Watch the video, I never knew that this Joe Kittinger free-fell from 102,800 feet... Just... Unbelievable.

Also, this is the first ever complete pressure suit developed for a company outside of direct Government control.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfO7lXM9_hU

Warsaw
October 16th, 2010, 03:16 AM
Start any higher up and you might incinerate yourself from air friction. :haw:

That space suit looks a hell of a lot more manoeuverable than the current regular ones, though I wonder how well it stands up to micro meteorites and fine dust compared to the NASA model.

Bodzilla
October 16th, 2010, 07:45 AM
+1 mankind.

i
fucking
love this shit.

Dwood
October 16th, 2010, 09:36 PM
That first video is boss.

Edit: And Second.

When is the jump date?

Kornman00
October 16th, 2010, 11:42 PM
Prepare to drop!

Or, errrr, not: Record-breaking space dive grounded by lawsuit (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39694073/ns/technology_and_science-space/)

Cortexian
October 16th, 2010, 11:53 PM
Not sure how accurate that article is, after reading the following:

"Red Bull developed a sophisticated set of cameras for the skydiver to wear during his descent."

I know for a fact that they plan to use GoPro HD cameras (http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs662.snc4/60252_436061971918_50043151918_5252987_7906223_n.j pg) for this... Possibly slightly modified casing but none-the-less. Anyway I doubt this stall will last very long, Hogans complaint seems childish and greedy, something Red Bull will most likely brush aside easily.

Rumors say the jump was planned sometime through September - December, so there's still a few months of opening this year.

Dwood
October 17th, 2010, 02:50 AM
-1 for humanity.

MapleLeaf
May 20th, 2012, 07:30 PM
sorry to bump this thread, but It should happen sometime this year
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39a7oXKK-Pk

=sw=warlord
May 21st, 2012, 04:53 AM
Better hope those 'chutes work when they're deployed because this could make an awful mess on the ground hitting at terminal velocity.

Donut
May 21st, 2012, 05:26 AM
^
whats the difference between falling from the 1st floor of a building and the 100th floor?

one is *THUD* "AAAAAAAAHHHHH"
and the other is "AAAAAAAAHHHHHH" *THUD*.

EX12693
May 21st, 2012, 06:11 AM
^
whats the difference between falling from the 1st floor of a building and the 100th floor?

one is *THUD* "AAAAAAAAHHHHH"
and the other is "AAAAAAAAHHHHHH" *THUD*.How do you fall from the 1st floor of a building???

JackalStomper
May 21st, 2012, 06:27 AM
How do you fall from the 1st floor of a building???
You trip over the third floor

RedBaron
May 21st, 2012, 06:38 PM
I think in some backwards countries in Europe, the first floor is called the ground floor, and the second floor is called the first floor.

Donut
May 21st, 2012, 06:43 PM
How do you fall from the 1st floor of a building???
i think culture kills that joke in some places. think like, ground floor is ground level, first floor is above the ground floor. its like ~15 foot drop.

or if it makes you feel better, 2nd floor, lol. Y U KILL JOKE?

E: yeah, red baron explained it

EX12693
May 21st, 2012, 07:51 PM
1st floor = 2nd floor... ok.

Cortexian
May 21st, 2012, 08:10 PM
So you walk into a building. You're on a floor. This is the first floor you encounter. Thus it is the first floor.

Please stop confusing the issue with weird region-specific wrongfulness.

JackalStomper
May 21st, 2012, 08:20 PM
red bull floor culture

=sw=warlord
May 22nd, 2012, 08:33 AM
So you walk into a building. You're on a floor. This is the first floor you encounter. Thus it is the first floor.

Please stop confusing the issue with weird region-specific wrongfulness.
DD/MM/YYYY not MM/DD/YYYY

DarkHalo003
May 22nd, 2012, 08:54 AM
I remember when threads weren't ever offtopic on this website....oh wait, no I don't!

Cortexian
May 22nd, 2012, 10:45 AM
DD/MM/YYYY not MM/DD/YYYY
I agree.

RedBaron
May 22nd, 2012, 09:35 PM
I remember when threads weren't ever offtopic on this website....oh wait, no I don't!

Modacity has become an off-topic forum. The tangents are more interesting here than its actual serious discussions, which are better on other forums dedicated to those specific topics. Except for halo CE. I don't understand how there's still people playing and modding that game...

TVTyrant
May 24th, 2012, 04:36 PM
In other space-related news

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COTS_Demo_Flight_2

so neato

Donut
May 25th, 2012, 04:12 AM
fein, next time i wont share my jokes :saddowns: