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Tag Archives: Felix Baumgartner
Felix Baumgartner: Unwitting Role Model
Two weeks ago, Austrian daredevil and skydiver Felix Baumgartner jumped 120,000 feet from a balloon. It was neat, but that’s about it. It was a stunt funded by RedBull. My opinion on the jump as a whole can be found … Continue reading
Posted in Manned Spaceflight, Planetary Science
Tagged Baumgartner, Felix Baumgartner, Kittinger, Mars, MSL, NASA, Neil Armstrong, RedBull Stratos
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RedBull’s Stratos Stunt
According to YouTube, eight million people watched Felix Baumgartner’s high altitude jump on Sunday morning. It was exciting and death-defying, but at the end of the day it was a just an elaborate publicity stunt that will likely see RedBull … Continue reading
Posted in History of Space Science
Tagged Felix Baumgartner, Free Fall, Joe Kittinger, Jump, Mel Apt, NASA, Project Excelsior, RedBull, RedBull Stratos, Skydive, Stratosphere, Stunt, US Air Force
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