AMAZING EVENTS

On 8 October 2012, or on the days following this date (depending on weather conditions) Felix Baumgartner will attempt a record-breaking freefall jump from 37 Km above the earth as part of the Red Bull Stratos mission.
 If successful, Felix Baumgartner could be the first person to break the speed of sound with his own body. 
This animated video from Red Bull Stratos gives us a sense of what to expect when the history-making jump takes place. 
A live webcast of the freefall route will be covered by cameras up high and down low - will air on www.redbullstratos.com.


Speed of sound: In dry air at 20 °C , it is 343.2 metres per second
Speed of light: It is 299,792,458 metres per second
Right: light is fater than sound.

This is the previous record Mission by Joe Kittinger fifty years ago. 

PAST		PRESENT
Joe Kittinger	WHO	Felix Baumgartner
1959	WHEN	2012
30	AGE	43
31 km	HEIGTH	39 km
No Supersonic	SPEED	Supersonic: 1173km/h
4’36’’	TIME	4’17’’
Small	BALLOON	Big
No pressurized	CAPSULE	Pressurized
Heavy	EQUIPMENT	Light

WHEN
Joe jumped before Felix / Felix jumped after Joe / Joe´s free jump took place before Felix´s / Felix´s free jump took place after Joe´s
AGE
Joe was younger than Felix when he jumped / Felix was older than Joe when he jumped
HEIGTH
Felix jumped eight kilometers higher than Joe / Joe jumped eight kilometers less than Felix / Felix jumped a longer distance than Joe / Joe jumped a shorter distance than Felix
SPEED
Felix was faster than Joe / Joe was slower than Felix
TIME
Joe´s jump took longer than Felix´s jump / Felix´s jump took shorter than Joe´s jump / Felix´s jump took 19'' less than Joe´s / Joe´s jump took 19'' more than Felix´s
BALLOON
Joe´s ballon was smaller than Felix´s / Felix´s balloon was bigger than Joe´s
CAPSULE
Joe´s capsule was smaller than Felix´s / Felix´s capsule was bigger than Joe´s / Felix´s capsule was more pressurized than Joe´s / Joe´s capsule was less pressurized than Felix´s
EQUIPMENT
Joe´s equipment was heavier than Felix´s / Felix´s equipment was lighter than Joe´s / Felix´s equipment had less oxygen than Joe´s / Joe´s equipment had more oxygen than Felix´s

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You got a dream, you got to protect it.




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