Felix Baumgartner's Big Jump!

[palandri]

He's going up as I post this. Will he break the speed of sound? Will breaking the speed of sound generate too much heat? So many things can possible happen.

You can watch it live here:

Live Broadcast | Red Bull Stratos

 

[Dave Blake]

He made it!

 

[Laura Knotek]

Broke record for distance and speed, but the 1960 record for free fall time still stands.

 

[palandri]

That was one crazy jump!

 

[Laura Knotek]

What amazed me was how soft his landing was following that insanely fast speed.

 

[jmshub]

Broke record for distance and speed, but the 1960 record for free fall time still stands.

I am wondering if Felix opened his chute early so he would leave a record for Kittinger.

 

[palandri]

I am wondering if Felix opened his chute early so he would leave a record for Kittinger.

That could be.

 

[Dave Blake]

What goes through your mind when your standing on a ledge 27 miles above the earth? That was one crazy stunt.

 

[palandri]

I was thinking his speed has going to cause a lot of heat to be generated. Maybe too much heat.