Red Bull Stratos - a jump from 120,000 feet above the earth
- Thread starter Margit
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3 new world records:
- Altitude record for managed balloon flight
- The highest jump from more than 128,000 feet
- Speed record for fastest free fall: 729 mph or 1173 km/h
Now it's official:
Source: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/official-skydiver-breaks-speed-sound-17477018#.UHspm7RgCj1
Source: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/official-skydiver-breaks-speed-sound-17477018#.UHspm7RgCj1
You wont become unconscious at this speed, that's just the same when traveling in a plane. He had a pressure suit and helmet protecting him from low temperatur and providing oxygen.
The most difficult phase was when he started spinning and this was also the only time when he nearly lost consciousness
The most difficult phase was when he started spinning and this was also the only time when he nearly lost consciousness
teamrose
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Wow, just wow. That link explaining the pressure suit is really interesting. I wondered what would happen if he became unconscious and couldn't pull the rip cord. It says that suit is so advanced, you don't even have to pull the cord. I was reading the jump cost $10 million. Now is that just because that was the first jump of its type, or will future sound breaking jumps be as expensive?