Baumgartners Space Jump Record Broken

Cmar-Ireland · 24-10-2014 11:28pm #1

This story hasn't been reported anything like Baumgartners jump, but a senior VP from Google has jumped from almost 26 miles up. More than a mile higher than Felix.
He hit 822mph on the way down.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/25/science/alan-eustace-jumps-from-stratosphere-breaking-felix-baumgartners-world-record.html?_r=0

No RedBull = No hype and fanfare !

Karl Stein · 24-10-2014 11:42pm

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.

fleet_admiral · 24-10-2014 11:50pm

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

Cmar-Ireland · 24-10-2014 11:50pm

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

Cmar-Ireland · 24-10-2014 11:51pm

fleet_admiral wrote: »

Will he not burn up on re entry

At about 17,000mph, probably yes.

The One Doctor · 24-10-2014 11:56pm

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.

Jester252 · 24-10-2014 11:59pm

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

Guy:Incognito · 25-10-2014 12:11am

I'm jumping from the moon on Tuesday.

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

25-10-2014 12:14am

He hit 822mph on the way down.

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

mikeyjames9 · 25-10-2014 12:17am

one giant leap for man

one small step for mankind

Mr. CooL ICE · 25-10-2014 12:24am

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.

Karl Stein · 25-10-2014 1:29am

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.

25-10-2014 1:33am

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:

Karl Stein · 25-10-2014 1:36am

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.

uch · 25-10-2014 1:57am

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

Davarus Walrus · 25-10-2014 2:11am

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.

uch · 25-10-2014 2:16am

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

DoYouEvenLift · 25-10-2014 2:19am

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

Kirby · 25-10-2014 5:59am

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.

kavanada · 25-10-2014 8:33am

Loved the touchdown! Looked like something Homer would do.

Seriously though, fair play to him.

Cmar-Ireland · 25-10-2014 12:40pm

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...

BBDBB · 25-10-2014 12:58pm

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?

Duckworth_Luas · 25-10-2014 2:36pm

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

Birneybau · 25-10-2014 4:29pm

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.

Kim Kardashi Un · 25-10-2014 5:49pm

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.

The One Doctor · 25-10-2014 6:23pm

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.

riffmongous · 25-10-2014 6:49pm

Without all the hype it feels a bit boring and pointless

Baumgartners Space Jump Record Broken

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