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Stratosphere skydive

­Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner aims to break a world record by jumping from the stratospheric altitude of 37 kilometers. In the skies over New Mexico, he hopes to break the sound barrier in under a minute after plunging from the capsule of a giant helium balloon. The skydive stunt is part of the Red Bull-sponsored event dubbed 'Mission to the Edge of Space.'

I'm following it keenly.... He's got a Lil problem with the suit heating right now....

There's some trouble. Felix's faceplate
is not heating up properly. He doesn't
feel the heat, he told mission control.
The light of the faceplate heating pack
is on, however. The faceplate heating
prevents the visor from getting foggy,
which is obviously essential for Felix to
see properly.


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Damn....this guy will at a point reach the speed of sound.....this is magnificent....but I no fit do am oooo

^^Speed of sound, dude..

ceejayluv: ^^Speed of sound, dude..

Oh...na Speed of sound......ok ooo....Door don open ooo...make hin jump na hin remain

all times in EDT...
1:59PM His suit is pressurized and
the cabin is depressurizing.
1:56PM Seat is in position, he's
depressurizing the capsule and
pressurizing the suit.
1:52PM My blood pressure is rising.
This is crazy.
1:47PM Wow. 127,000 feet now!
1:44PM We are approaching float
point, past the 122,000-foot mark and
still ascending. Mission control
confirms JUMP IS GO . This is great.
1:37PM The capsule is slowing down
now, as the pressure between the
atmosphere and the helium inside the
blog equalizes.
1:36PM The highest manned ballon
flight was set by Lieutenant
Commander Victor A. Prather Jr. and
US Navy Reserve Captain Malcolm D.
Ross, who climbed up to 113,740 feet
in May 4, 1961. Prather died after
returning from that flight, drowning in
the Gulf of Mexico: his spacesuit
flooded, and he drowned before the
Navy could rescue him. Ross survived.

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2:07PM He surpassed the sound
speed!
2:06PM I'm freaking out right now.
2:04PM OMG. Door is open. What a
view. He's doing it! Releasing the
seatbelt now. He's breathing hard.


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