Is there any place to see this? The Red bull site doesn't have it up.
The initial jump from the platform is neat to watch but I think this view shows just how high up he was the best.
Here is a view from his chest camera, pointing towards his helmet. The initial jump from the platform is neat to watch but I think this view shows just how high up he was the best.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=fa1_1350274678
Too bad about the fish-eye lens. He was only 24 miles high, not in orbit.
A stunt yes. But NASA said they could make a new type if high altitude space suit from this.A marketing stunt is all it is, certainly. But who cares, it's so cool! I didn't get to watch Kittinger make his jump, but now, along with 6.5 million other people, I'm streaming this jump live on YouTube!
Watched it live on YouTube. Very brave man. I'd be s**tting bricks at that height.
I found amazing and inspiring that the previous record holder, Joseph Kittinger was his earth contact. Even more the way Kittinger was speaking to him. Encouraging and soothing.
Why thank you!!!!
Ok, that is pretty bad ass. The first step..... Good god!
Earlier in the year I was fortunate enough to have a few drinks with Kittinger and talk to him about both his jump and this record attempt. Very nice guy, and it was nice to see him be enthusiastic about passing the torch onto someone new.
You are a very lucky person. Did you know anything about him at the time, or was it an education as you talked?
Now that you have me thinking about it, this was all a little over a year ago. But no, I had no idea at the time. It was at a small get-together of aviation folks, and one of the other guys pointed Kittinger out and told me to get him to tell me about his jump. That's where I first learned about it.
I was a guest that night, and I remember Kittinger constantly steering the conversation back to my aviation background. What exactly am I supposed to say to a guy like that? Anyway, it speaks to the kind of guy he is - he'd talk about his past if asked, but was more interested in learning about others.