RED BULL JUMP 71,00



Current Record 102,800!!

Red Bull to attempt skydive from space

-A world record skydive from the edge of outer space will be attempted high over the plains of Southeastern New Mexico this summer.

In a project called "Red Bull Stratos" , the energy drink company says its skydiver, Felix Baumgartner, will try to break a 52-year old altitude record and several others by freefalling from about 23 miles above the earth. Protected by a spacesuit, Baumgartner will ride in a high-tech capsule suspended below a giant plastic helium balloon similar to those used by NASA.

During his 10-minute freefall, Baumgartner's body will exceed the speed of sound, more than 700 miles per hour.

“We’re not going to go from zero to hero,” Baumgartner said.

He predicts the final jump from about 120,000 feet above the earth will come in July or August.

It is a day he dreams about.

“Being surrounded by nothing and looking down on earth, totally by myself. I think this will be a moment that I really enjoy,” Baumgartner said.

The Red Bull team hopes some of the new technology they are developing will someday be used by space tourists and others transiting extreme altitudes.

Although he plans to set several new world skydiving records, the present altitude record is held by retired USAF Col. Joe Kittinger. In 1960, Kittinger rode a balloon to 102,800 feet above Alamogordo, NM before jumping.

 

insane. That is the only word I can think of for this

 

and that jump was only 70k up...he will try 120k in a few months..its crazy when he steps out..just waves and jumps.

 

oh you know 70,000 feet aint no thang

 

for him it might not be...**** i get scared when i reach the top of drop zone...

 

for me it was Extreme Skyflyer

 

LOL just scared of heights period....Think its insane how this guy just jumps like watevs....traveling at the speed he was..

 

The founder of Red Bull died not to long ago. Maybe they were good friends and hes looking to go hang out.

 

Still not going to beat that guys record from the 1950's

 

you think?

The guy who currently holds the record is mentoring him.

I think he has a really good chance to top it.

 

think he is planning on breaking the record by 3 miles if im correct? thats just crazy...if that jump was from 70k...that means he is gonna go up another 50k!! it already looked like he was in space!

 

Yea, dude looked like he was in space... now he's just going to jump again close to twice as much? that's insane... From that high it probably doesn't feel as much of a dive from the sky, everything probably looks like a cartoon. But being able to see space from there must be friggin' awesome!

In any case, hope gravity does the job and he doesn't just get pwned by no gravity =D

 

Props to the record holder..war vet! POW with McCain...just a damm BRAVE man to take a jump like that with lol "multiple layers of clothes" lol...

 

^ Holy crap, talk about insane! Multiple layers of clothing... who needs a space suit!

 

like a BOZZ!! after that jump THREE tours at Vietnam..UNTIL he was finally shot down and spend almost a year as a POW with John McCain...TRUE BOZZ. This Red Bull dude has the newest state of the art space suit!