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Old 03-15-2012, 11:27 AM   #41
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Looks like it was a success! 71,000ft free-fall!
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Looks like it was a success! 71,000ft free-fall!
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Baumgartner reached speeds of up to 364.4 mph Thursday and was in free fall for three minutes and 43 seconds, before pulling his parachute cords, Medalen said. The entire jump lasted eight minutes and eight seconds. She stressed that the numbers are still unofficial.
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What a tease. Give me the video of the fall!
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i know, i was like... yousonofab!tch lol
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This is just pure awesomeness to the max to the power of a kazillion!!

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What do I need to do to make this a viable hobby?
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^ that made me want to drink a red bull, for real!
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Just get your USPA license. Some places will take you >30,000 feet for a few hundred $, including oxygen gear rental.
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Just get your USPA license. Some places will take you >30,000 feet for a few hundred $, including oxygen gear rental.
F that, I'm thinking 100k+ ft, near-space.
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I'll rig granny's bottle of O's and her wheelchair to a balloon for a nominal fee.
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F that, I'm thinking 100k+ ft, near-space.
In that case... umm... a lot of money, unless you're planning something fairly high-risk.

A guy by the name of Olav Zipser has been concurrently working on a low-budget and less publicized jump from space, flying a rented satellite rocket to 131,000 ft.

http://moonandback.com/2012/03/01/in...ecord-attempt/
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I'm kind of surprised the suit isn't made to be completely aerodynamic...
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In that case... umm... a lot of money, unless your planning something fairly high-risk.

A guy by the name of Olav Zipser has been concurrently working on a low-budget and less publicized jump from space, flying a rented satellite rocket to 131,000 ft.
Hahahha holy sh!t that guy is nuts. That's more of what I had in mind. I wonder how he's funding it.

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I'm kind of surprised the suit isn't made to be completely aerodynamic...
What else would it look like?
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He reached speeds in excess of mach 1???

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