top 10 biggest and best jumps ever

[E_SolSi]

 

[E_SolSi]

one damn gust of wind and they scrapped the damn mission :tfg:

 

[efhondakid]

Forgot all about this. It explains the national helium shortage.

 

[newb]

In for the video.

 

[reikoshea]

Isn't the by product of hydrogen fusion helium? We just need to go to the sun.

 

[Drake]

Looks like Sundays is the new potential launch day.

 

[E_SolSi]

ok looks like this is back on for another attempt

here's the live feed link
http://www.youtube.com/redbull


live feed is up... currently just a bunch of prep work going on

live broadcast set to start at 9:45 AM (MDT)

 

[E_SolSi]

upper level winds have calmed down

balloon is inflating

broadcast still set to start at 9:45 AM (MDT)

 

[eg6sir]

getting closer

 

[E_SolSi]

balloon is almost full
broadcast got pushed forward to 9:25 AM (MDT)

 

[E_SolSi]

1 minute countdown to broadcast

 

[eg6sir]

20 sec

 

[E_SolSi]

wind looks much calmer today

 

[E_SolSi]

balloon released we are go

 

[eg6sir]

and he's off

 

[eg6sir]

climbing rather quickly too

 

[eg6sir]

gonna go make some breakfast.. gonna be a minute till he reaches his height goal

 

[E_SolSi]

lol yeah only about 90,000 more to go... his rate of assent seems to be slowing down a good bit

if i remember correctly it is going to take 2.5 - 3 hours to get to the 120,000 ft mark

 

[eg6sir]

i was gonna guess 2hrs

 

[eg6sir]

49k ft in 44 min.. looks like it may end up under 2 hrs