When Felix Baumgartner lept from a floating capsule in the stratosphere, plunging 24 miles to the ground, most of us here on Earth were busy thinking "I could never bring myself to do that." Turns out Baumgartner almost couldn't either. But it wasn't exactly the fall that was freaking him out, it was the suit designed to keep him alive. Read More >>
Felix Baumgartner's epic skydive was described the world over as a "space jump". At 23-miles up, you'd think he was pretty close to space, but apparently not. He was very, very far away from space indeed. Read More >>
Felix Baumgartner's record-breaking supersonic jump was an amazing feat of human endeavour. But getting Felix to break the speed of sound caused Red Bull Stratos technical project director Art Thompson some engineering headaches. Here's how he solved them. Read More >>
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"Those circuit breakers are quite a big deal! Accurate regular circuit breaking has been a bit of a problem for a while... I'm sure it could really hel..." More »
Felix Baumgartner set the record for the world's highest free fall when he successfully jumped 24 miles from the edge of space over the weekend. But you know what he hasn't done? Set the record for the shortest jump. Read More >>
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"I think I may have just wet my pants. On a completely unrelated note, that video has the office in fits...." More »
What you're looking at here is a sketch from a five-year-old Felix Baumgartner, dreaming of parachuting from the stars. Having finally achieved his goal, hitting 23-miles up, and breaking the sound barrier -- I'd say that's pretty conclusive proof that if you want it badly enough, dreams really can come true. [Telegraph] Read More >>
German TV channel Servus got its hands on the first footage from brave Felix Baumgartner's suit camera as he descended to Earth. It starts right after the jump and shows the moment in which Felix breaks the speed of sound and spins out of control. Read More >>
Surely by now you've heard someone say "Man, with balls that big, I'm surprised Felix Baumgartner even fit into that capsule." You can't deny it, he'd need some serious balls jumping from the stratosphere is just as insane and frightening as it is awesome. Read More >>
He did it! That crazy awesome Felix Baumgartner jumped off the edge of the space, from 127,000 feet of altitude all the way back down to Earth, breaking two world records in the process. Watch as he jumps of the capsule. It's a frightening, adrenaline-fueled, historic moment. Read More >>
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"Well he could always let them be first, then kick up a stink about how there's no way they could be so cheap so they must be skimping on safety or som..." More »
Total success. After many delays, Felix did it. He reached the highest altitude ever reached by any man in a balloon, more than 127,000 feet. He then jumped and fell faster than any man, breaking Mach 1 (though it's unofficial for now, as they still have to confirm it). Read More >>
The Red Bull Stratos mission control has announced that, after Tuesday's aborted supersonic space jump, the next launch is scheduled for Sunday, October 14 at 8:30am EDT. We will cover the Roswell event live. Read More >>
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"" 334.82 feet (102.05 metres) tall! That’s as much as a 55-story high building "
Show me a building that has 55 stories and is only 102m tall and..." More »
Well, that was a bit of a let down. After gearing up and getting ready, complete with a live stream, yesterday's 23-mile-high space jump attempt was aborted, again, by bad wind. In fact, it looks like the wind's going to be rotten until Thursday at least, so we'll reconvene then. Fingers crossed for Thursday. [Red Bull Stratos] Read More >>
Today, Felix Baumgartner is attempting to break the world record for the highest and fastest skydive, from 23 miles up -- that's from the edge of space. The best bit is you can watch the whole shebang right here, live. Read More >>
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