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Tsunami · 4 Sep 2018, 03:27 AM

Here's an older topic about the jump: click here

I believe there's been jumps from higher altitudes, but they weren't entirely free fall. Also, if I remember well, Baumgartner was the first to break the sound barrier.

I'm not really a fan of the energy drink that sponsored this, but credit where credit is due: what Baumgartner accomplished here is amazing. There is a documentary that was on Belgian TV a while ago (it may be online somewhere floating around) showing the preparation for the jump ; Baumgartner trained for a really long time before attempting the jump. What he accomplished, was amazing, and other than the ego boost and record, he also brought a lot of scientific data so it was a quite scientifically useful jump too. Not just about breaking records.

4 Sep 2018, 03:27 AM	#8
Tsunami The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: in between the bright lights and the far unlit unknown Posts: 2,341	Here's an older topic about the jump: click here I believe there's been jumps from higher altitudes, but they weren't entirely free fall. Also, if I remember well, Baumgartner was the first to break the sound barrier. I'm not really a fan of the energy drink that sponsored this, but credit where credit is due: what Baumgartner accomplished here is amazing. There is a documentary that was on Belgian TV a while ago (it may be online somewhere floating around) showing the preparation for the jump ; Baumgartner trained for a really long time before attempting the jump. What he accomplished, was amazing, and other than the ego boost and record, he also brought a lot of scientific data so it was a quite scientifically useful jump too. Not just about breaking records.