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10-13-2012, 03:08 PM
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Weather appears to be looking good for tomorrow morning
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Preparations are in motion with less than 24 hours to go for launch. Weather forecast calls for calm winds Sunday morning Oct. 14th.
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10-13-2012, 11:34 PM
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#52 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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5 hours 26 mins till launch!
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10-14-2012, 12:37 AM
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#53 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Haven't been following this very closely but if he has helmet cameras or anything like that, what time (roughly) will he be jumping with respect to launch time? I won't be in bed until ~2:00am and I don't really want to go about tomorrow on only 3 hours of sleep.
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10-14-2012, 01:14 AM
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10-14-2012, 08:51 AM
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And he's off!
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10-14-2012, 09:17 AM
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#56 | | I keep RS good
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10-14-2012, 09:37 AM
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Not looking too good. Says as of right now they cant get the heat in his helmet working.
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10-14-2012, 10:21 AM
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Capsule has now passed Joseph Kittinger's record jump altitude (102,000 ft)
So excited!
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10-14-2012, 10:24 AM
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#59 | | What hasn't Killed me, has made me more tolerant of RS!
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this is nuts! .. cant wait til this thing goess down
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10-14-2012, 10:25 AM
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#60 | | Better safe than Surrey
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Its getting warmer, was -58°C now -24°C
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10-14-2012, 10:25 AM
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#61 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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Whats the altitude he has to reach before he jumps?
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10-14-2012, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by OTG-ZR2  Its getting warmer, was -58°C now -24°C | Temperature decreases with altitude within the troposphere, increases with altitude within the stratosphere, decreases with altitude within mesosphere and increases with altitude within the exosphere
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10-14-2012, 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by sam0m0 Whats the altitude he has to reach before he jumps? | 120,000 ft
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10-14-2012, 10:30 AM
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Must be the loneliest/nerve-wracking 2+ hours as he is ascending to jump altitude
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10-14-2012, 10:33 AM
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1st Record broken! Highest manned balloon flight
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10-14-2012, 10:40 AM
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#66 | | What hasn't Killed me, has made me more tolerant of RS!
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here he goesss!
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10-14-2012, 10:43 AM
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Green light for jump
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10-14-2012, 10:48 AM
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Wow.. the balloon is still climbing. He might be jumping from 40+ KM.
EDIT: nm.. just started to slow and descend.
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10-14-2012, 10:49 AM
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#69 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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Originally Posted by Presto Wow.. the balloon is still climbing. He might be jumping from 40+ KM. | They opened valves at the top so that the helium escapes and it's now going down
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10-14-2012, 10:59 AM
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Man, so exciting to watch!!
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10-14-2012, 11:02 AM
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#71 | | What hasn't Killed me, has made me more tolerant of RS!
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ya man, this is so awesome. worthy of waking up early to see this
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10-14-2012, 11:03 AM
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#72 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Thought I missed it, joined in just in time to see them de pressurizing.
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10-14-2012, 11:07 AM
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#73 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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Jump
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10-14-2012, 11:08 AM
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jumped!
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10-14-2012, 11:08 AM
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Holy shit 1175 km/h
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