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Forum:	Free Space
Topic:	Red Bull Stratos: Felix Baumgartner's skydive

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Your Reply: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	[QUOTE]Originally posted by Robert Pearlman: [B] [QUOTE]Originally posted by YankeeClipper: [b]It is sad and offensive to see so many ill-informed people in the print, online, and broadcast media refer to this jump as a "stunt".[/b][/QUOTE] But it was presented and promoted by Red Bull as a stunt. There may very well be scientific or academic knowledge to be gained from the jump, but that wasn't the driving force behind the endeavor or the way in which it was shown to the public. I think space history blogger Amy Shira Teitel summarized it well in her piece, [URL=http://amyshirateitel.com/2012/10/16/redbulls-stratos-stunt/]RedBull's Stratos Stunt[/URL]: <BLOCKQUOTE>[i]RedBull Stratos was an incredible opportunity to teach a huge audience about the past and future exploration of high altitudes and space. Having a scientist or historian narrating the jump would have brought a level of prestige to the event. It could have been less of a publicity stunt and more of an event designed to return scientific data that just happened to be sponsored by a corporation. I can’t help but think this Stratos jump could have been more powerful and interesting had we learned the context behind the mission. In the end, I have to wonder how much we’re gaining if the public is excited by space exploration but doesn’t understand why it matters or the technology behind it.[/i]</BLOCKQUOTE>[/B][/QUOTE]
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