Red Bull Stratos - Felix Baumgartner - Edge of Space

 Neil Armstrong - RIP 1930-2012

"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

It was 43 years ago when Neil Armstrong took a giant leap for mankind, and even much earlier back in 1960; it was the story of Joseph William Kittinger II. Joseph William Kittinger II, a Captain in the U.S. Air Force, took a giant leap for mankind with a record jump from 102,800 ft in 1960 and survive a jump from the edge of space. Fast forward 52 years later, mankind's curiosity has led them to once again to the edge of space, and it's powered by Red Bull with base jumper, Felix Baumgartner.

The Mission - Red Bull Stratos, a mission to the edge of space, will attempt to transcend human limits, with Felix Baumgartner will ascend to 120,000 feet in a stratospheric balloon and make a free fall jump; a giant leap for mankind, 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. Will this mission open doors to space travel like how a human body can survive a space travel at a speed of light? Perhaps.

The Red Bull Stratos team has recruited the world's leading minds in aerospace medicine, engineering, pressure suit development, capsule creation and balloon fabrication, and notably retired United States Air Force Colonel Joseph Kittinger.

Felix Baumgartner

Felix Baumgartner Record Breaking Jumps and Accomplishments include:

2012 - (July 25) Felix Baumgartner successfully jumped from 18 miles / 29 kilometres above the Earth 97,063 feet / 29,584 meters and completed a free fall at a speed of an airliner - 536 miles or 864 kilometres per hour (latest figures sanctioned by USPA and NAA). This jump was a significant achievement in ballooning history but it also proved that safety and recovery systems are functional in preparation for the 120,000 feet attempt.

2012 - (March 15) First test jump with high altitude balloon and pressurized capsule: Freefall from 71,581 feet over Roswell, NM. Maximum speed: 364.4 mph. Felix is the third person to leap from that altitude and survive.

2007 - BASE jump from world's tallest building, Taipei 101 Tower, Taipei, Taiwan (1,669 feet)

2006 - Felix earned his motorized wings as a helicopter pilot at Twin Air Helicopter School, Van Nuys, USA.

2004 - BASE jump into Marmet Cave in Velebit National Parc, Croatia (623 feet deep)

2004 - World record BASE jump from the highest bridge in the world, Millau Bridge, France (1,125 feet)

2003 - Channel Crossing, Dover, England to Calais, France; first crossing of the English Channel with a carbon wing

2001 - Nominated for a World Sports Award in London, England (category: Extreme Sports)

1999 - World record BASE jump from the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1,479 feet)

1999 - World record lowest BASE jump from Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (95 feet)

1997 - World champion title for BASE jumping in West Virginia, United States

For more updates on Red Bull Stratos, check out their website : http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/
Scheduled Jump on 14th October 2012! Launching from Roswell, New Mexico, interesting...Area 51, alien bodies, UFOs, alien technology, conspiracy theories, or have we perfect alien technology 50 years later?...nonetheless it's a much anticipated giant leap for mankind. Can't wait to witness history in the making!