Space Dive BBC2 at 20.30

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In this one-off documentary, Space Dive tells the behind-the-scenes story of Felix Baumgartner's historic, record-breaking freefall from the edge of space to Earth.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01nts6t

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/nov/03/felix-baumgartner-space-jump-interview


Probably be repeated during the week.

Patty O Furniture

Yeah, looking forward to watching it now.

Its repeated again on
Time - 23:20 to 00:50 (1 hour and 30 minutes long).
When - Tuesday 6th November on BBC 2

Also
00:20 on Wednesday 7th November. Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Showing on BBC 2 Northern Ireland


Documentary telling the behind-the-scenes story of Felix Baumgartner's historic, record-breaking freefall from the edge of space to Earth. The world watched with bated breath when Felix became the first person to freefall through the sound barrier on 15 October 2012, after jumping from 128,100ft (24 miles) from the edge of space. The programme features footage from cameras attached to Felix as he broke through the sound barrier. It also follows Felix's years of training under the watchful eye of 82-year-old colonel Joe Kittinger, the man who set the original record when he fell 19 miles to Earth 50 years ago, since which two men died in similar attempts. During Felix's intense physical training, the cameras capture the basejumper as he struggles to overcome a severe claustrophic reaction to the movement-restricting pressure suit, and how the mission came close to aborting in the final stages of the ascent.
(Stereo, Repeat, Widescreen, Subtitles)

marble

I've just watched it.
Its well worth a look,emotional to say the least

Patty O Furniture

Breathtaking, as i missed it the first time, i'd say it broke a few records from watching it online, i assume it was on youtube also?

Also Felix Baumgartner is on the Graham Norton repeat at 11.25pm on BBC1

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Patty O Furniture wrote: »

Also Felix Baumgartner is on the Graham Norton repeat at 11.25pm on BBC1

Only on it for a min, not worth watching if you only want to see him.

Actually, very bad ep for Norton.

Patty O Furniture

Yeah saw the show on Fri as i'd say a lot of people tuned into it from the LLS that had Robbie also as he took over Graham's show, but pity a fella that was big in the news, had him on for only a min!

Wibbs

What struck me was the difference between Joe Kittinger the original guy who made that jump and Baumgartner. Joe went up in 1960 in a glorified bucket lashed together(no reflection on the engineers) on a comparative shoestring, much more haste and much lower technology. He just went for it. More than once too. 50 years on you could still see it in the man at 84 years of age. Felix on the other hand was more anxious, even low level hissy fitting, required hypnotherapy at one stage. Bloody hell.

Joe made transmissions all the way down to record for science, while Felix hyperventilated, blaming a visor heating malfunction for fogging up. I have to admit to thinking "Oh FFS, just do it, or don't bloody do it" at times. Maybe he was braver than Joe because he felt like that and still did it? Maybe, but I dunno. I do know I know who I'd rather have watching my back old as he is. And as old as he is Joe plugged into the touchy feely stuff to make sure the mission went ahead. For me Colonel Joe Kittinger was the "star" of the mission and programme. The bit where he joked that they'd agreed he was to be the back up man should Baumgartner fall sick was nice, though I reckon if they could have let out a suit to cover his years of good dining old Joe would have gone for it.

Oh I'm no keyboard warrior. I get whoosy on a ladder, though given the choice between base jumping and doing a freefall from space in a full spacesuit, I'd jump at the chance at the latter wus that I am..

mike65

Joe Kittinger was a USAF then NATO professional pilot with 2000 hours of training in pressurised kit and a number of missions at over 80,000 feet before the big one, Baumgartner was a base jumper with no experience of wearing such claustrophobic gear and then had to get it right first time as the clock was against him.

Wibbs

Fair enough, but Baumgartner had millions in sponsorship, a big team and the best facilities over three years to get used to a (tailored for him)pressure suit, much improved technology and the advantage that others had been up there before. inc the ultimately sad tale of Nick Piantanida in the 60's who died on his third attempt as tried to beat the record on a shoestring budget in a glorified portaloo and a loaned suit. Oh and that was Baumgartners third jump from high altitude. He did one from 80,000 feet and another from 90 odd, before the final one.

Do NOT get me wrong M it's one helluva achievement and he deserves all the honours coming his way, it's just my humble that the star of the show was Joe and I found it interesting how times have changed in our attitudes in some ways.

fryup

i wonder how long before conspiracy theorists say..it was all staged

cunnifferous

Thought he came across as a bit arrogant and self-centered to be honest but maybe that's just the personality type that attempts these kind of stunts. Saw this on his wiki page as well

When Baumgartner was asked in an interview with the Austrian newspaper Kleine Zeitung whether a political career was an option for his future life, Baumgartner abnegated, stating that the "example of Arnold Schwarzenegger" showed, that "you can't move anything in a democracy" and that he would opt for a "moderate dictatorship [...] led by experienced personalities coming from the private (sector of the) economy.

Seems like he has some things in common with another famous Austrian.