Showing posts with label record. Show all posts
Showing posts with label record. Show all posts

Monday, October 15, 2012

Red Bull Stratos & Felix Baumgartner make History

Felix Baumgartner freefalls into the record books.
After flying to an altitude of 39,045 meters (128,100 feet) in a helium-filled balloon, Felix Baumgartner completed a record breaking jump from the edge of space, exactly 65 years after Chuck Yeager first broke the sound. Check out the amazing achievement below and Chuck's original jump after that...



Here is Chuck's jump that inspired Red Bull Stratos 50 years ago...

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Watch Red Bull Stratos Live Today

Pilot Felix Baumgartner sits in his capsule during preparations for the final manned flight of the Red Bull Stratos mission in Roswell, New Mexico, USA on October 6, 2012. (Photo: Red Bull Stratos)
Red Bull Stratos is a scientific mission to 120,000 ft. Jumping from a stratospheric balloon one man will attempt to break the speed of sound in freefall. You can watch this World First live as Felix jumps in to the record books today at approximately, 14:30 CAT.

How to Watch:
Just click play :)