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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 YankeeClipper: [B]I think this post should settle the matter definitively. If anyone has actually bothered to look at the Red Bull Stratos website, you will see the following clearly articulated: [URL=http://www.redbullstratos.com/the-mission/what-is-the-mission/]Red Bull Stratos Mission[/URL] <BLOCKQUOTE>[b]The Mission Red Bull Stratos is a scientific mission to 120,000 ft. Jumping from a stratospheric balloon one man will attempt to break the speed of sound in freefall. Red Bull Stratos seeks to advance scientific discoveries in aerospace for the benefit of mankind.[/b] [i]"On the way up without even opening the capsule door you can find yourself in a life or death situation. So it's extremely dangerous." (Mike Todd, Red Bull Stratos Life Support Engineer) Red Bull Stratos, a mission to the edge of space, will attempt to transcend human limits that have existed for 50 years. Supported by a team of experts Felix Baumgartner plans to ascend to 120,000 feet in a stratospheric balloon and make a freefall jump rushing toward earth at supersonic speeds before parachuting to the ground. His attempt to dare atmospheric limits holds the potential to provide valuable medical and scientific research data for future pioneers. The Red Bull Stratos team brings together the world's leading minds in aerospace medicine, engineering, pressure suit development, capsule creation and balloon fabrication. Today Felix and his specialized team hope to take what was learned from Joe's jumps more than 50 years ago and press forward to test the edge of the human envelope.[/i]</BLOCKQUOTE> I didn't see any explicit mission goals to increase Red Bull's market share, share price, or boost the personal ego of Felix Baumgartner. All this sounds like the sort of "stunt" only NASA would pull.[/B][/QUOTE]
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