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Door is open. He's stepping out. Here we go.

 

Past mach speed

 

He was in a tumble but pulled out if it

 

Said he feels like passing out

 

Chute deployed

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This may have started as a publicity stunt but they may have proven than an astronaut could jump to earth from space in an emergency. Truly amazing.

 

Anyone notice they stopped the feed in the middle? There was a point where he was close to spinning out if control.

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dude just parachuted 24 miles and the biggest thrill for me were 2 chicks kissing..... :doh:

 

 

 

what a feat though...holy crap

 

Worth the time too watch this jump. I thought he said a couple minutes in freefall "I'm fighting to stay conscious" No kidding!

Sometime the internet tubes can produce some very cool things! Excellent coverage.

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What happened to the whole burning up going through the atmosphere thing? Did we waste a lot of money on those heat shields on the space capsules?

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What happened to the whole burning up going through the atmosphere thing? Did we waste a lot of money on those heat shields on the space capsules?

 

Nah, he was going REALLY SLOW compared to when re-entry vehicles come down.

 

dude just parachuted 24 miles and the biggest thrill for me were 2 chicks kissing..... :doh:

 

 

 

what a feat though...holy crap

Ah, The Poojer we have come to know and love.*

 

*(But not like that)**

 

**(Not that there is anything wrong with that if it floats your boat)

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Space shuttle on the streets and a human falling from space! HAS THE WHOLE WORLD GONE MAD?!

-- SarcasticRover

 

:lol:

 

 

I guess Red Bull does give you wings

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Turned it on about 5 minutes before he opened the hatch. The man who was CapCom is Joseph Kittinger, whose records Bumgartner broke.

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