It's flying! Redbull Spacejump plug

peet · Post by **peet** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 11:05 am

Guy in redbull spacesuit enters a redbull capsule, goes up 37 miles or so, jumps out of the capsule, freefalls hoping to break the sound barrier, opens his redbull parachute and lands safely. He will be picked up by a redbull helicopter.

Live stream with all kind of telemetry data -> http://www.redbullstratos.com/

Kudos for the guy with the brass balls, but now I know why I had to pay so much for a soft drink I once tried.

madpeople · Post by **madpeople** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 5:51 pm

about to jump now, final checklist is happening

lexaal · Post by **lexaal** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:09 pm

falling. And youtube almost dead.

madpeople · Post by **madpeople** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:14 pm

Didn't break longest free-fall record, went pretty quick though.

Adept · Post by **Adept** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:14 pm

That was pretty tense with the violent spin early on

SP4WN · Post by **SP4WN** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:26 pm

The Mars rover landing and now this.

This hasbeen an epic year for my goosebumps. The moment he stepped off was amazing.

dusanc · Post by **dusanc** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:27 pm

HJ_KG · Post by **HJ_KG** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 1:49 am

SgtMajor · Post by **SgtMajor** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 2:04 am

I would've defecated and pissed myself, even my dad a former HALO jumper told me, "That $#@!er is insane"

Terran · Post by **Terran** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 5:41 am

HJ_KG wrote:QUOTE (HJ_KG @ Oct 14 2012, 09:49 PM) http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/science...e-2012101444834

lol what a pussy