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Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts) Sun Oct 14, 2012, 12:44 PM Oct 2012

Stratos skydive is on, right friggin now!

Attempting to be the first man to travel past mach speed without an aircraft.

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Stratos skydive is on, right friggin now! (Original Post) Xipe Totec Oct 2012 OP

Thanks! SheilaT Oct 2012 #1

i can see the balloon from my front porch n/t NMDemDist2 Oct 2012 #2

He's not the first. Deep13 Oct 2012 #3

Kittinger did not go supersonic. nt Xipe Totec Oct 2012 #4

double check, Kittinger was just shy of supersonic. Deep13 Oct 2012 #5

Did he make it? n/t darkangel218 Oct 2012 #6

Yes! Just now! Xipe Totec Oct 2012 #7

Thanks for posting this Nictuku Oct 2012 #8

You're welcome! Xipe Totec Oct 2012 #9

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)

1. Thanks!

Reply to Xipe Totec (Original post)

Sun Oct 14, 2012, 12:46 PM

Oct 2012

NMDemDist2

(49,313 posts)

2. i can see the balloon from my front porch n/t

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Sun Oct 14, 2012, 12:50 PM

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Deep13

(39,154 posts)

3. He's not the first.

Reply to Xipe Totec (Original post)

Sun Oct 14, 2012, 12:50 PM

Oct 2012

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kittinger

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)

4. Kittinger did not go supersonic. nt

Reply to Deep13 (Reply #3)

Sun Oct 14, 2012, 12:53 PM

Oct 2012

Deep13

(39,154 posts)

5. double check, Kittinger was just shy of supersonic.

Reply to Xipe Totec (Reply #4)

Sun Oct 14, 2012, 12:59 PM

Oct 2012

I guess this new guy is going to be quite a bit higher.

darkangel218

(13,985 posts)

6. Did he make it? n/t

Reply to Xipe Totec (Original post)

Sun Oct 14, 2012, 01:17 PM

Oct 2012

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)

7. Yes! Just now!

Reply to darkangel218 (Reply #6)

Sun Oct 14, 2012, 02:22 PM

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Nictuku

(3,614 posts)

8. Thanks for posting this

Reply to Xipe Totec (Original post)

Sun Oct 14, 2012, 03:39 PM

Oct 2012

I was able to watch it live because of your post, thanks!

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)

9. You're welcome!

Reply to Nictuku (Reply #8)

Sun Oct 14, 2012, 03:52 PM

Oct 2012

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