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Felix Baumgartner’s Last 24 Hours Before Red Bull Stratos Launch
Eva Baumgartner and son Felix for Red Bull Stratos © Predrag Vuckovic/Red Bull Content Pool Felix Baumgartner will attempt to break the sound barrier in freefall on Sunday 14th October with a jump out...
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Other Attempts at High-Altitude Balloon Records
ATTEMPTS AT HIGH-ALTITUDE BALLOON RECORDS AFTER EXCELSIOR III - the successful attempt by Col. Joseph Kittinger for the longest parachute drogue fall and the fastest speed by a human through the...
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Red Bull Stratos with Felix Baumgartner – Mission ABORTED
Felix Baumgartner’s attempt to jump out a space capsule from the edge of space had to be aborted at the last minute (11.42hrs MDT local time) due to wind gusts that made it impossible to safely inflate...
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Red Bull Stratos: The Largest Manned Balloon Ever
High altitude balloon twists in the wind just seconds to its abortion during the Red Bull Stratos mission in Roswell, New Mexico, USA on October 9, 2012. // Jörg Mitter/Red Bull Content Pool What is...
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65th Anniversary of Chuck Yeager, the first man to break the sound barrier...
Felix Baumgartner has lifted off to attempt to break both the sound barrier in freefall and a 52-year-old record for highest-altitude jump after Tuesday’s aborted attempt. Baumgartner gets a new...
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Red Bull Stratos, Felix Baumgartner – The Day in Pictures
On the day that Felix Baumgartner’s jump from an altitude of 128,097 feet succeeded. The Austrian skydiver lands safely near Roswell, New Mexico after a 4:19 – minute free fall reaching an unofficial...
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Red Bull Stratos Felix Baumgartner Capsule and Balloon Recovery
Capsule and Balloon Recovery At nearly 30 million cubic feet / 849.505 cubic meters, the balloon that took Felix Baumgartner to his record-breaking jump altitude of 128,100 feet / 39.045 meters was...
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Red Bull Stratos Felix Baumgartner Preliminary Statistics
Red Bull Stratos: Preliminary statistics FACTS & FIGURES (Source: Red Bull Content Pool, 16 October 2012) Altitude at which Felix Baumgartner stepped off the capsule: 39,045 meters / 128,100 feet...
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A Look Inside Felix Baumgartner’s US Media Tour and Hero’s Welcome to Austria
A look inside Felix Baumgartner’s U.S. media tour with Q & A before ending with a visit to meet UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and a hero’s return to Austria. Felix Baumgartner of Austria awaits...
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Final Data released from Felix Baumgartner’s Supersonic Freefall
The primary contribution to the science community includes data that could help develop next generation space suits, establish viable escape procedures for passengers and crew in space, and create...
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