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Baumgartners Space Jump Record Broken

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    Karl Stein
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    There's a guy who works for Microsoft planning to jump from the International Space Station. Do a google search on Bing and you'll see.


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    fleet_admiral
    Registered Users Posts: 3,747 ✭✭✭fleet_admiral


    Karl Stein wrote: »
    There's a guy who works for Microsoft planning to jump from the International Space Station. Do a google search on Bing and you'll see.
    Will he not burn up on re entry


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    Cmar-Ireland
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    Karl Stein wrote: »
    There's a guy who works for Microsoft planning to jump from the International Space Station. Do a google search on Bing and you'll see.


    You couldn't just jump from the ISS. You would still be in orbit. You'd need propulsion to re-enter the earths atmosphere


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    Cmar-Ireland
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    fleet_admiral wrote: »
    Will he not burn up on re entry

    At about 17,000mph, probably yes.


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    The One Doctor
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    Cmar-Ireland wrote: »
    You couldn't just jump from the ISS. You would still be in orbit. You'd need propulsion to re-enter the earths atmosphere

    It was a joke. See the Google/Bing reference.

    Anyway, fair play to Eustace, Baumgartner was just an egoist ass in a spacesuit. Anyone with parachuting experience could have done that jump.


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    Jester252
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    Cmar-Ireland wrote: »
    You couldn't just jump from the ISS. You would still be in orbit. You'd need propulsion to re-enter the earths atmosphere

    well orbit is just falling, so he'll get the longest free fall no problem


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    Guy:Incognito
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    I'm jumping from the moon on Tuesday.



    In fairness, it must be great to freefall for 15 minutes


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    [Deleted User]
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    He hit 822mph on the way down.

    Welcome home http://www.munster-express.ie/files/2011/02/GatsoVan.jpg


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    mikeyjames9
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    one giant leap for man

    one small step for mankind


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    Mr. CooL ICE
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    26 miles? Feck sake, took me over 5 hours, a dose of shin splints and a bandy knee to get that distance in a marathon and this bastard did it in 15 minutes.


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    Karl Stein
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    fleet_admiral wrote: »
    Will he not burn up on re entry
    Cmar-Ireland wrote: »
    You couldn't just jump from the ISS. You would still be in orbit. You'd need propulsion to re-enter the earths atmosphere

    He's jumping the other way towards the Moon. He will use a special space parachute to slow his descent so that he won't crash into the Moon's surface.


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    [Deleted User]
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    Karl Stein wrote: »
    He's jumping the other way towards the Moon. He will use a special space parachute to slow his descent so that he won't crash into the Moon's surface.
    Perhaps he should use an extra long bungee rope, head for the moon and recoil back down to Earth. :pac:


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    Karl Stein
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Perhaps he should use an extra long bungee rope, head for the moon and recoil back down to Earth. :pac:

    That's not a bad idea! Why don't you try to get crowd funding to make that dream come true. :)


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    uch
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    I jumped at 874mph last week when I seen a Rat, I win

    21/25



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    Davarus Walrus
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    It's amazing to think about the next generation of capitalist and the advances being made through widescale research and development. Huge, disruptive technologies that need minimal bureaucracy and maximum capital.

    Love reading about this stuff. Whole industries changed in a decade. Human progression at its finest.


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    uch
    Registered Users Posts: 7,008 ✭✭✭uch


    Davarus Walrus wrote: »
    It's amazing to think about the next generation of capitalist and the advances being made through widescale research and development. Huge, disruptive technologies that need minimal bureaucracy and maximum capital.

    Love reading about this stuff. Whole industries changed in a decade. Human progression at its finest.


    I've no idea what you just said, so Ill take it as a compliment to somebody on the thread

    21/25



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    DoYouEvenLift
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    Meanwhile I haven't even done a bungie or parachute jump yet


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    Kirby
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    Mr. Eustace was carried aloft without the aid of the sophisticated capsule used by Mr. Baumgartner or millions of dollars in sponsorship money. Instead, Mr. Eustace planned his jump in secrecy, working for almost three years with a small group of technologists skilled in spacesuit design, life-support systems, and parachute and balloon technology.

    He carried modest GoPro cameras aloft, connected to his ground-control center by an off-the-shelf radio.

    Mr. Eustace said Google had been willing to help with the project, but he declined company support, worried that his jump would become a marketing event.

    Well he kept it a secret so I'm not surprised we hadn't heard about it. It's also interesting that they did it at a fraction of the cost.


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    kavanada
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    Loved the touchdown! Looked like something Homer would do.

    Seriously though, fair play to him.


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    Cmar-Ireland
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    Not to take anything away from the achievement, but I read somewhere that if it was scaled down to the size of a typical classroom globe. The jump would have been less than 1mm from the surface of the globe.

    Edit: It was a quote from Neil Degrasse Tyson...


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    BBDBB
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    a fantastic feat

    but why have the camera pointing at him on the video, point it so we can see the earth as he saw it or whats the point?


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    Duckworth_Luas
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    Cmar-Ireland wrote: »
    Not to take anything away from the achievement, but I read somewhere that if it was scaled down to the size of a typical classroom globe. The jump would have been less than 1mm from the surface of the globe.

    Edit: It was a quote from Neil Degrasse Tyson...
    "Shut up deGrasse Tyson, you dope"

    - Carl Sagan


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    Birneybau
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    BBDBB wrote: »
    a fantastic feat

    but why have the camera pointing at him on the video, point it so we can see the earth as he saw it or whats the point?

    A point pointedly pointed out.


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    Kim Kardashi Un
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    Karl Stein wrote: »
    He's jumping the other way towards the Moon. He will use a special space parachute to slow his descent so that he won't crash into the Moon's surface.

    Sounds like that angry birds game where they are in space.


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    The One Doctor
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    Davarus Walrus wrote: »
    It's amazing to think about the next generation of capitalist and the advances being made through widescale research and development. Huge, disruptive technologies that need minimal bureaucracy and maximum capital.

    Love reading about this stuff. Whole industries changed in a decade. Human progression at its finest.

    Your post makes no sense.


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    riffmongous
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,625 Mod ✭✭✭✭riffmongous


    Without all the hype it feels a bit boring and pointless


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