Wow, skydive and free fall from the edge of outer space, 36 km from the ground. The free fall is going to increase the difficulties because the gravity is pulling faster and faster not to mention the pressure and etc. Felix must be a real daredevil. I wish him all the best in performing this extraordinary jump.作者: hamtu5168 時間: 2012-10-10 02:16 AM
太空邊緣 狂人挑戰超音速跳傘 8 W7 f4 W9 y' E" v, Q) l
/ V) j3 `6 g+ t9 c! B* a, \/ |0 q(中央社羅斯威爾8日綜合外電報導)奧地利極限運動家鮑加納(Felix Baumgartner)將於明天挑戰從太空邊緣、離地表約3萬7000公尺的平流層躍下,打破跳傘的最高高度紀錄,落下速度預料能突破音速。 : i2 P/ }9 A* |3 S
, H( E5 Q/ E3 B) J4 a43歲的鮑加納是直升機和熱氣球駕駛員,也是職業跳傘家,他完成許多著名景觀的定點跳躍,如里約的基督像,也曾經到台灣挑戰過101大樓跳傘。如今他將挑戰成為第一位從平流層自由落下的人。平流層的環境類似真空的外太空。 4 f, S0 K6 o# {! ^" F. q, ~) \3 y/ l, iTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 , H# D3 M4 A( ~, W天候將是成功關鍵,鮑加納的團隊決定等待冷鋒今天通過預定跳傘區,才讓巨大但脆弱的氦氣球升空,帶著他到新墨西哥州羅斯威爾(Roswell)上空12萬英尺(3萬6576公尺)處進行挑戰。 6 s. I! D6 b- S: h1 Z. V! A8 u8 q; I4 P8 t
如果天候良好,熱氣球預計在當地時間明天上午7時升空,預計花2個半小時至3小時到達預定高度。 0 z! e2 m* c4 E4 Y2 Z4 Gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。( L& a9 O0 S! F# l- C
熱氣球將搭載特製「太空艙」,讓鮑加納待在裡頭,直到抵達平流層。 * Q0 x# _0 o0 P5 P Y* Y3 ?" e
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鮑加納希望能打破美國空軍上校季丁格(Joe Kittinger)1960年創下的10萬2800英尺(3萬1333公尺)最高高度自由落下世界紀錄。 公仔箱論壇2 r+ X4 v/ {! ~2 y" v
: u; G: V& ^9 E/ o+ l: DTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。鮑加納從12萬英尺高空落下的速度,也將打破音速。由於下墜時沒有空氣緩衝,預料他在落下約35秒後,下墜速度能達到這個高度的聲音傳播速度,也就是時速約1110公里。 TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。+ W! f+ S, \1 k
TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。% X9 T! U4 f/ ?' D
他將以超音速下墜將近1分鐘,整體自由落下時間5分35秒。 . }3 n" M: f" h- i & V; K, v" w" v1 q+ ?& ~4 bTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。鮑加納從太空艙跳傘時的姿勢相當關鍵,由於周遭沒有空氣,他無法控制身體旋轉的方式,若是他在落下時快速旋轉,可能陷入昏迷,有眼部、腦部和心血管系統損傷風險。 ; d8 \5 t5 p* A; N5 O9 K公仔箱論壇5 p7 L G2 \- H
他的安全裝備包括特製太空衣,能讓他抵禦低壓和酷寒。他跳傘高度預計氣溫低達攝氏負57度。 tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& a5 S* f5 [6 W' x2 ~+ c) B! Q, `
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鮑加納的跳傘挑戰由紅牛(Red Bull)贊助,將透過redbullstratos.com實況轉播。 9 e9 S& _ y K* M 作者: joejiunn 時間: 2012-10-10 06:31 AM
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膽識過人!作者: colourbeast 時間: 2012-10-10 07:41 AM
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Faster than the speed of sound: Supersonic skydiver Fearless Felix hits mach 1.24 in terrifying plummet to Earth from 128,000ft 4 U% D; h- w- Etvb now,tvbnow,bttvb
'Fearless Felix' Baumgartner completes astonishing 128,000-foot drop from the top of the stratosphere
Breaks the speed of sound after traveling at mach 1.24 # s* K2 \8 l/ e# y' L. M
Austrian daredevil had been planning the feat for five years " |. {( j9 C7 m+ c: I2 Z& m+ dTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。
Previous launches had been delayed due to wind
One tiny error could have resulted in his blood boiling and his brain exploding
By Tom Leonard In New York 7 ^6 m: J( u9 {1 `# ?: z( ~0 x K1 E1 y: O, P I* NTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。For more than four nerve- racking minutes, he was a tiny white speck against a dark sky, hurtling from 24 miles above the Earth at up to 729mph.Then his parachute opened and five minutes later, to the relief of the millions watching, ‘Fearless Felix’ Baumgartner was back on solid ground – having made the highest and fastest skydive in history .公仔箱論壇2 l, U- z/ ?. ^4 t
: v( L- M8 E2 c, W0 i4 XIn the process, the 43-year-old Austrian became the first freefall diver to break the sound barrier, and also broke the record for the highest-ever manned balloon ascent.6 l& S1 P* D# Q2 O8 b5 F; C1 t
5 W, E0 t# R6 mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbOn the edge: 'Fearless Felix' pauses before jumping out of the capsule and plummeting back to Earth $ v3 l: U: @2 D2 F+ J0 p/ @5 R公仔箱論壇 G; A" Z0 M8 ^; e5 q G
6 H# j) \! R% w! \3 l5 mOne giant leap: Baumgartner begins his free fall after jumping out of his space capsule 1 z. ]/ {4 u/ I0 s5.39.217.76 & ]$ M5 s h8 `1 M4 vTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 4 d. N, |* `( Y0 F$ N; S& H) PFalling down: Baumgartner was expected to hit a speed of 690 mph before activating his parachute about 5,000 above the ground in southeastern New Mexico 4 {; u( E) q% U, utvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 A/ v6 ~( Y3 q/ V8 C
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He made his death-defying jump from a tiny capsule that took him up to the edge of space after days of delays due to bad weather.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。3 k+ r \2 q( j" h2 x- f
" F: r: a5 P' ^7 |公仔箱論壇The helium inside the capsule’s vast silver parachute had expanded to fill nearly 30million cubic feet by the time Baumgartner opened the hatch, more than 127,000ft above the New Mexico desert.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 O A) j+ R1 w+ s8 S3 P( v7 I" n
0 @8 `* h0 e: A: Qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbLess than ten minutes later the professional daredevil reached the ground, landing on his feet despite moments during the descent that had silenced his mission control as he appeared to lose control and plunge into a head-over-heels spin.公仔箱論壇7 }/ W' Q% y! D) h# o j1 d
Falling to his knees, he punched the air in triumph as his mission control room, packed with scientific experts and family including his teary-eyed mother, Eva, erupted into roars of applause. - x$ K( n$ ] G7 \& ~) }' Q9 J: a) w' T n9 y# [; B
The extreme sportsman has skydived or base-jumped off statues and skyscrapers around the world, but yesterday’s feat was easily the biggest challenge of his career. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: I! }+ e1 E b
, }5 }9 |' [; z1 \1 q; R, jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbNobody could be quite sure about the physical effects of breaking the sound barrier in freefall, and if Baumgartner’s pressurised spacesuit and helmet had been damaged it could have been catastrophic. 2 e. }9 y. s- i7 S$ i% _9 ]公仔箱論壇TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。' t0 G9 L) d: _: l9 c
The multi-million pound attempt, sponsored by the energy drink maker Red Bull, had begun before dawn as a support team unwrapped the huge parachute on a landing strip that had been hand-cleared of anything that might damage its thin fabric.公仔箱論壇3 B! }* q7 k% N; J+ H) R8 E
' H, R; G0 K# P' Q, f5.39.217.76Fearless: Baumgartner can be seen falling from the sky during the mission " |' i7 w( g5 Vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 9 ]5 ]9 V, r% K 8 S# w/ e2 h7 _# |) x. V3 eTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Jubilation: Baumgartner celebrates with this crew after completing the jump 0 ?9 |( S7 F. |7 q5.39.217.760 S/ G! i! D* D
The ascent took around two-and-a-half hours, faster than expected. But there were fears the mission would once again be cancelled, after he reported that the heating device in his visor was not working properly, causing it to mist up. ) y' p8 z& E3 o9 {5.39.217.76 : `9 o5 G! z a! j$ S5 j+ W/ ]: C5.39.217.76He and his mentor, Joe Kittinger, back in mission control, discussed whether to terminate the attempt. Kittinger, an 84-year-old US Air Force colonel who set the previous freefall record in 1960 when he jumped from 102,800 feet, had agreed to come out of retirement to help Baumgartner set a new record. 0 b8 g# j; F! W8 m' d" l+ gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 \9 J( }8 B/ N! G; J! H* H6 C
But they decided to go ahead, and as the balloon stopped rising, Baumgartner began conducting his final exit checks. In his bulky, specially made suit, the skydiver had little room to maneouvre inside the capsule and had to slide feet first through the hatch.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。2 [7 l* h1 L8 y" A6 e* B5 p( Q
$ c' p+ J; q" A4 d; atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbGripping the hand rails on either side of the hatch exterior, he hauled himself up on to an outside platform little bigger than a skateboard. After a final salute, he fell forwards in what his team describes as ‘bunny hop’ – pushing out with both feet at the same time to avoid falling into a potentially fatal flatspin.5.39.217.76' Z. y/ @2 h% s5 A! _0 [; `
- D2 s& L4 s0 a/ R2 \tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAs hoped, he was soon plunging down headfirst through the air. His 70-strong team of engineers, doctors and scientists, which spent five years planning the attempt, had estimated he would fall at around 700mph in the first 50 seconds.5.39.217.76* i. M1 S H. p3 J& h0 B* y/ [
, Q8 \$ u _+ D, R! G3 g2 e公仔箱論壇But he managed to plunge even faster, reaching 729mph during the first 50 seconds of the four minute, 22 second freefall. He communicated with Col Kittinger via a radio built into his suit but he sounded largely unintelligible until he could be heard complaining once more about his visor fogging up. But by then he was already falling into warmer altitudes and by the time he had opened his parachute, he had long since regained control.) p- x' U% F. ?- l" b: _* n5 R! N
6 c3 f) ~8 D' i" Q公仔箱論壇His success left Col Kittinger with only one record – for the longest time spent in a freefall. But he was clearly as relieved as anyone to see the others broken at last. 公仔箱論壇# T+ m9 l& n2 G( T$ y$ o8 t& l: L
q) L0 u+ c1 L* s$ ZTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。‘Couldn’t have done it better myself,’ he joked as Baumgartner glided to the ground. $ }- D- E9 `/ u- X4 V : _# A8 ]& m6 p( _1 W% E" kTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Top of the world: Felix Baumgartner steps out of his capsule after reaching a height of nearly 128,000 feet above Earth5.39.217.760 P1 c$ A1 K. q* \
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Stepping out: Felix Baumgartner's feet can be seen outside the capsule as he prepares to jump from the edge of space' }7 e/ h* d8 P _' G% F6 C
, ~# I' t/ A- H! f2 x' CTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 , c( |% R. }; {tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbChute: Baumgartner floats down to the ground with the help of a parachute after the successful leap+ u3 F Y$ T3 @ F3 n/ k$ F8 _
4 q7 o/ e& m l5 OBaumgartner stepped out of a capsule pulled by a 55-story helium balloon after it had reached the height of 127,718 feet. As he softly landed on Earth with the help of a parachute about five minutes later, Baumgartner raised his hands in victory. # l- c p7 m9 a5.39.217.76 5 ?0 Y0 Y# Z4 `: L/ s' ]tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'Sometimes we have to get really high to see how small we are,' an exuberant Baumgartner told reporters outside mission control, shortly after the jump. He was expected to offer more remarks at an afternoon news conference. 9 E& N7 w9 Z+ Q7 i3 @: |2 V+ I0 r - T) I+ ^ ~9 A3 C; S1 W- U公仔箱論壇Baumgartner was expected to hit a speed of 690 mph before activating his parachute about 5,000 above the ground in southeastern New Mexico. A member of his team told CNN that he achieved a speed of 833 mph, or mach 1.24 - breaking the speed of sound. # B1 A6 X* @7 h) M 6 k% m6 G/ u4 k, l. B5.39.217.76Before sunrise the former Austrian paratrooper's crew began unpacking the 30 million cubic foot helium balloon to hoist the capsule that will carry him 23 miles up in the sky.公仔箱論壇9 ]- e; ?8 J9 ^# O$ {- d
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The three-hour ascent began on Sunday at about 9.30am MDT. The jump was postponed due to wind on Monday, then aborted twice more for the same reason on Tuesday and Thursday. Meteorologists say conditions will finally be favorable for the jump Sunday morning. 3 F* X$ k' I/ mTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 ' `" J: d4 B0 u$ P: P: S' l( `TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Any contact with the capsule on his exit could have torn his pressurized suit, a rip that could expose him to a lack of oxygen and temperatures as low as minus-70 degrees. That could have caused lethal bubbles to form in his bodily fluids. $ p( c% [+ q O$ X0 I: y% w ' l9 \5 M5 I G, k# s8 }* p) I But none of that happened. He activated his parachute as he neared Earth, gently gliding into the desert east of Roswell and landing without any apparent difficulty. & i5 {7 f; w' x- nTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。: ]! N% w2 L0 S& T% i: j4 t
The images triggered another loud cheer from onlookers at mission control, among them his mother, Eva Baumgartner, who was overcome with emotion, crying. 3 x- e, I- \) k5 s! r9 X0 k ) k& l) T8 ?% @9 D$ o- o o/ HTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。He then was taken by helicopter to meet fellow members of his team, whom he hugged in celebration. ( n3 k5 u8 [( U- B6 i, \The balloon is so delicate that it can take off only if winds on the ground are 2 mph or less. Checking through an equipment list from his seat in the pressurized capsule, Baumgartner, 43, expressed concern that his astronaut-like helmet was not heating properly.$ q$ E" J( g8 _+ S
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'This is very serious, Joe,' said Baumgartner as the capsule, designed to remain at 55 degrees Fahrenheit ascended in skies where temperatures were expected to plunge below -91.8 F (-67.8 C), according to the project's website. 'Sometimes it's getting foggy when I exhale. ... I do not feel heat.'公仔箱論壇2 b' I: Z( U2 E) r* H, ~8 s% @# e
+ c3 @9 j5 w8 Q3 s4 h0 {. NBaumgartner was disappointed 'like the rest of us' but taking a couple of days of critical downtime, his high-performance athletic trainer, Andy Walshe, said on Wednesday.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。$ I7 @9 q1 i7 s! k7 Z- f
# Z5 @5 J3 d9 WTeam meteorologist Don Day noted during a media briefing at the Roswell launch site that weather delays are common in stratospheric ballooning. - V& s& `! J9 p& V$ W. p. o! L公仔箱論壇" P! y% ]+ ^4 R, F B p3 p
Nailed it: Baumgartner takes a moment to reflect after a safe landing, thanks to his parachute 0 T+ |6 L( l* M2 @! a9 F6 b0 Z5.39.217.76 ' e# H9 v9 @. D3 q+ s6 u( ]# _3 MTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。公仔箱論壇6 \2 f& ^& T( ^9 u" \0 d" y- H% b
Grounded: Baumgartner raises his hands in the air after a safe landing from 24 and a half miles above the earthTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。' L4 i0 I& m: {( @
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4 d9 S% N8 H; X6 G* ^& f' J公仔箱論壇Pride: Members of Baumgartner's family watch triumphantly as he completes the jump % p7 e& N% b. g# J, o公仔箱論壇2 l2 {3 C* v i9 t' c
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6 G' r' a# H; P+ r: N& w/ y4 D5.39.217.76As Baumgartner dropped, his lead team member Joe Kittinger told him: 'Our guardian angel will take care of you.'5.39.217.76$ X- z) f) Z; a' t9 q
* c7 ?' q) x9 F, ]( ]1 L5.39.217.76Kittinger first attempted to break the sound barrier from 19.5 miles up in 1960, reaching speed of 614 mph. He was the only member of mission control who could communicate directly with Baumgartner during the nearly three-hour ascent in a pressurized capsule. # V9 L; s9 I) K9 `公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 S; x( e5 k2 Z% u/ v5 q6 ]
( Z& M# L4 Y' N, ?; l. ]1 \$ s4 u& FTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Kittinger said his 1960 jump, the first attempt to break the sound barrier, also was delayed by weather. He leapt from a helium balloon-floated, open-air gondola from an altitude of 19.5 miles.5.39.217.76. P; u- i! y( _! T
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'I was ready to go and had to wait,' Kittinger said at the briefing. 'It's frustrating. But you have to go through it. What you see is what you get.' ) f6 A: }- Y: V4 q5.39.217.76Kittinger reached 614 mph, or Mach 0.9. Baumgartner, a former military parachutist from Austria, hopes to reach 690 mph, or Mach 1 - faster than the speed of sound.+ R$ }0 z( o. g! k
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Predecessor: Joe Kittinger, who held the previous record for a freefall to Earth, cheers as Baumgartner completed his jump公仔箱論壇/ r9 t& a2 W- ^* |6 ^- c
9 X+ p8 s% j0 ^* C2 W6 o% Ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ! e0 H* ~9 z# {8 ~$ y- ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbLift: Baumgartner is pictured right with crew members before the launch, and in his capsule as it's pulled skyward by a sophisticated weather balloon, left / I2 |8 u# l& A* S s% E9 S: R( t
3 z: ]3 v0 x S: v! o' O% ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTime to go to work: Baumgartner is pictured on Sunday stepping out of a trailer in preparation for his ascent into the edge of space TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。/ ~6 N# C! D r8 Q. J0 @$ N8 s6 a
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Kittinger also was involved in the Air Force's Excelsior project, making a series of parachute jumps from helium balloons in the stratosphere in 1959 and 1960. Excelsior was a test bed for the nation's space program. With one balloon flight, 'we waited 30 days and we never got it off,' Kittinger said. 5 F7 E0 a( c% D2 s! Z7 |+ |5.39.217.76 9 Y" }' D, ^* x% Q5.39.217.76The energy drink maker Red Bull, which is sponsoring the feat, has been promoting a live Internet stream of the event from nearly 30 cameras on the capsule, the ground and a helicopter.: r' T! R( p. U2 t' T/ v
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But organizers said there will be a 20-second delay in their broadcast of footage in case of a tragic accident. 2 @/ ^. Y( u* F' UTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。After the jump, Baumgartner says he plans to settle down with his girlfriend and fly helicopters on mountain rescue and firefighting missions in the U.S. and Austria.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。/ N+ J4 r: i! f L; B5 F4 |! ^/ J
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Baumgartner's team had hoped to make the launch in the summer, when there is less wind, but was forced to delay it until October because of problems with the capsule. + C5 k+ G d# Z9 B# k% F+ B# j" b+ X* W6 b6 m' y" N
One of the disappointments of Tuesday's aborted launch was losing the balloon. The balloons are so fragile that once they are taken out of the box, they cannot be reused. The team has one more balloon. Team members said they are looking for a backup, but that could take four weeks or more. ! f. \6 M) V( r& n8 v8 }公仔箱論壇2 x; O6 q9 K5 }" h& R5 B
As he ascended high above the earth, Baumgartner took to Twitter to greet his fans from space. 7 H+ o% J' Z+ [; ~* hTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。He tweeted: 'Live from space! World you are beautiful.' & L! y; q& w# S' g$ s - m$ F4 W) {+ [' p7 `公仔箱論壇Art Thompson, the project's technical director, said there likely would be windows in the weather for making the jump through November, but declined to speculate on long-term plans beyond that. % {+ t0 {/ A6 l$ S+ q* N公仔箱論壇 7 ], N' M2 j0 T6 C1 G8 ?5 ~公仔箱論壇The jump is being sponsored by energy drink maker Red Bull. The costs have not been disclosed. & X; R% O4 |& C5.39.217.76But Thompson said on Wednesday the balloons cost several hundred thousand dollars each, and he estimated the team lost $60,000 to $70,000 in helium with the aborted jump. 3 y' e1 w* b; y* {" H2 {9 D7 W公仔箱論壇* n, o/ X4 |$ O# k2 M: }6 b
Weather conditions at the Roswell launch site caused Tuesday's delay as Baumgartner's three-hour ascent in a high-altitude balloon cannot start unless ground wind speeds are below two miles an hour. ' P' z" J" _8 y0 a3 E公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 I/ e1 ~* N$ i
The record-breaking attempt had been scheduled to begin at 11.30am but the launch was called off at 11.46am local time. 8 q3 m( e* C8 g5 s, r0 d7 K公仔箱論壇Meteorologists said Wednesday morning should have provide ideal weather conditions for the Austrian as he attempts to become the first human to break the sound barrier unaided by a vehicle.4 L5 d" u: K2 ~0 Z
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However, when the Austrian finally entered the capsule just before 11am MDT, the crews discovered that winds 700 feet above the ground, at the top of the balloon, were 20 mph, which was far above the safe limit of 3 mph. R' s: e6 ~) N, i
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( {9 n% g2 Z% ^- bHigh flying: Felix Baumgartner can be seen high above New Mexico shortly after beginning his ascent $ d4 ~7 d) D; q$ D& n8 ?5.39.217.76 * @0 P) R: x0 I+ D) e8 N5.39.217.76After the flight was postponed for the second time in as many days, some openly wondered whether there was a deliberate attempt by the Red Bull Stratos team to build suspense.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。5 }( O [& ~% I
8 E+ |% k. P" D7 J! Ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSources close to Red Bull have allegedly said that the jump was never intended to occur before tomorrow to ensure 'maximum coverage' and must take place before 6pm in Europe to hit newspaper deadline times on the continent., D5 V. }6 f0 V! P8 v2 E1 Y6 V
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During weekend practices, Baumgartner went over the technical details in the capsule before sitting solemnly in his trailer, wearing his specially designed $200,000 suit, to gather his thoughts. % T; \: z) Q. e* N, M7 wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ g [" w0 S6 k: ~' a& v
Red Bull Stratos announced on Friday that the jump had been moved from Monday to Tuesday due to a cold front with gusty winds. 公仔箱論壇( \. O* X% s' v, _$ f: R
. d( y Q- j/ r4 I5 uTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Coincidentally, Sunday also marks the 65th anniversary of U.S. test pilot Chuck Yeager's successful attempt to become the first man to officially break the sound barrier aboard an airplane. - G$ ]0 h: s+ K$ \% ^1 N7 N8 m ' z1 S- \6 k9 q# N- ~0 t0 lTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Finishing touches: Felix Baumgartner is prepped for the historic skydive today ' I8 X& q. }$ L0 z5.39.217.76 , i' z. W) K) U2 {Baumgartner plans to travel faster than the speed of sound with only the benefit of a high-tech suit. + t% Y: R/ h7 m/ q% k, o% ^! VTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。+ M# p1 Z7 c. J. z( n
Dr. Jonathan Clark, Baumgartner's medical director, has told reporters he expects the pressurized spacesuit to protect him from the shock waves of breaking the sound barrier. TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。/ R1 I. f! G8 Z0 F: O% }
1 g9 s2 E9 C# ], n5 R* p- DIf all goes well and he survives the jump, NASA could certify a new generation of spacesuits for protecting astronauts and provide an escape option from spacecraft at 120,000 feet, he said. 7 w6 t- W' ` O/ V+ uTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 8 Q1 j1 d$ F' q8 f, B" kTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 Any contact with the capsule on his exit could tear the pressurized suit. A rip could expose him to a lack of oxygen and temperatures as low as 70 degrees below zero. It could cause potentially lethal bubbles to form in his bodily fluids, a condition known as "boiling blood." + g+ v4 Y) a& Z- a3 N: Q ~8 ^) o/ u$ D; F+ |
The nightmare scenario that Felix’s project director likens to a ‘horror film’ would involve his blood boiling, brain bursting and eyeballs popping out - all of it watched live via the internet around the globe. : x* C+ q. F8 Z) @3 ~7 i5 N: y8 J1 [ M4 t# S: c7 O7 g" C9 r公仔箱論壇This may sound like the sort of lunatic feat that no one but a man who has spent 20 years at the more extreme end of extreme sports would want anything to do with. # A8 {/ X' r( t: f" q" @公仔箱論壇 7 i5 U1 T6 l. B& g: P公仔箱論壇But a team of engineers, doctors and pilots have spent five years working alongside Baumgartner, 43, to ensure he gets down alive and in one piece. " Y. A+ i- j$ O9 \2 K0 H, y( h5.39.217.76 % a0 F/ l9 ?5 `/ h- d9 s, i; dBanishing talk of nerves, he says he would never jump if the odds were against him. And he insists he didn’t have a death wish.9 }; w) R, i8 v# k' X$ l$ t
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Of the skeptics who will be holding their hands in front of their eyes as he hurtles towards Earth at nearly 700mph, he says simply: ‘I think they underestimate the skills of a skydiver.’ 3 I/ q1 C9 i3 t% }3 a1 B1 w) Wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。9 [" W i U$ c$ A$ Q ~1 j2 g
Fearless Felix has been flinging himself out of planes and off skyscrapers for years. % x0 [1 g1 Z( w8 _tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5.39.217.765 U# k x2 N9 L# M9 z2 o
Sunrise skydive: Workers prepare at the launch site, ahead of an attempt by Felix Baumgartner to break the speed of sound with his own body by jumping from a space capsule lifted by a helium balloon % X, c4 B. ?6 A3 @+ s& ^4 V. U5 p O, Y) K) E, d0 Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe has clocked up 2,500 skydiving jumps, including one in which he became the first person to 'fly' across the English Channel, with carbon-fibre wings strapped to his back. , L4 D5 m+ B- I. e5 e& m8 }* xTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。公仔箱論壇. J) I% s* H1 e4 O9 x+ e
He has performed various horrifying ‘base jumps’, freefalling off the Christ statue in Rio and leaping head-first into a pitch black, 620ft-deep cave in Croatia.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。1 x; O& S' d" Z* u( f7 ~
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Baumgartner has said that the supersonic plunge will be the end of his 'journey' as a daredevil. TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。# Q- x; m4 S. `* o6 W" B+ d: U
$ @+ d; ]3 N0 H% [公仔箱論壇Rising: Baumgartner's capsule is lifted by a giant weather balloon 7 ]" C" W9 C2 g( r& v公仔箱論壇9 ~) N8 E T' p, M: z5 q9 P
Ahead of his grand finale, he has completed a couple of high-altitude dress rehearsals. In July, he leapt from 96,640ft - just 6,000ft shy of a world record set in 1960 by Joe Kittinger, a U.S. air force test pilot. ; z; B" F* A. |6 i/ B3 e2 a Q$ Y
8 Q v+ {- x# H, `0 D1 fThe grandfather of stratosphere skydiving, 84-year-old Colonel Kittinger became Baumgartner’s mentor and was the voice he heard in his headset as he communicates with mission control before and during the jump. 0 K M, p9 J/ a3 O & k/ ?. e! ~2 I4 D2 q! R: F% r5.39.217.76‘You can feel in your stomach and every part of your body that it does not want to be there,’ said the Austrian, a former military parachutist, laconically.5.39.217.76# |1 w6 U* b. K. q6 E
4 |: v+ L$ p& I: Q公仔箱論壇Baumgartner's body was encased in a specially designed $200,000 spacesuit. It has an insulating exterior that can withstand extreme temperatures, and an airtight inner layer filled with pressurised oxygen. TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。1 W/ k& U) c/ P2 _
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It also has one crucial difference to the spacesuits worn by astronauts, which is that it remains highly flexible when it is fully pressurised. D- h) P/ S( D! s* XBaumgartner’s visor is fitted with an intensely powerful heat regulator that should keep his view free of fog and frost. ! R7 d9 g D3 }! A. s5.39.217.76 8 ^7 o$ h* D' z0 j" q0 d4 G6 S: p. htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe suit’s 12lb chest pack contains monitoring and tracking equipment together with a voice transmitter so he can talk to mission control on the way down. The pack is connected to a device on his wrist that allows him to monitor his speed and altitude. % k( t9 o/ D/ M( P公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇7 U t1 \7 m1 n
The capsule in which he’ll make his ascent is 11ft high and 8ft in diameter, made from fibreglass strengthened by an internal metal frame, and weighs as much as a Volkswagen Beetle. 1 V# y3 g( q- P/ l5.39.217.76TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。7 N4 s: Z' x$ t3 D0 @6 \- k: f
It was designed by some of the scientists who created the U.S. stealth bomber and is based on the famous Nasa Apollo rocket, but with a few key design differences. 2 |- O& u' y- i6 J$ rTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。0 f" ~( e I7 L _! o+ b
The exit hatch is bigger for a start, designed to prevent the sort of catastrophe that befell Soviet high-altitude sky diver Pyotr Dolgov in 1962. Struggling to leave his capsule in his cumbersome spacesuit, Dolgov cracked his visor slightly on the door. : t0 S- g9 u8 Z* X. G. }
0 \ o/ l" o4 _7 u/ T4 M: f X: H/ Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe was dead by the time he landed, a victim of ebullism, the terrifying condition in which the drastically lower air pressure above 62,000ft makes liquids in the body start to bubble and vaporise, inflating the body and bringing unconsciousness within 15 seconds.公仔箱論壇' @2 p" c r4 ]9 h+ P
- X- s9 r$ |* O. g+ I5 [ H+ i5 |9 b公仔箱論壇When inflated, it is as high as a 55-story building with a volume of 30 million cubic feet. TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。) |2 @- v& }. g v6 S: P
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Preparation: A spotlight illuminates the capsule from which Felix Baumgartner will jump for the world record skydive ' O9 G2 K' b5 i N% ^+ v$ L5.39.217.76 4 q _+ s- p8 b% {Made from strengthened plastic, it is a tenth of the thickness of a sandwich bag. Baumgartner has limited space to move around in the capsule and the balloon will be largely steered remotely from mission control down on the ground. , E- O9 g2 Q* j$ w
& R( w. |& x, N+ c5.39.217.76When it reaches the jumping height of 120,000ft three times the altitude at which airliners fly - he will look out on a black rather than blue daytime sky while he waits for the final ‘clear to jump’ message from mission control. 9 u* b' X5 v" E公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇% @+ o3 L9 W+ @
At that point, he will depressurise the capsule, pressurise his suit and open the exit door (the capsule will later automatically detach from the balloon and parachute back to Earth). 8 H& o" U) ^ G4 S * j4 G0 F, D: ~2 `1 v5.39.217.76Out of the gate: Baumgartner steps out from his trailer during the final manned flight for Red Bull Stratos - r: z, j/ F* J5 ~2 }) \- g2 @- t' \% w, h7 j; m0 r; S1 b
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Among the tweets was one from NASA: 'Congratulations to Felix Baumgartner and RedBull Stratos on record-breaking leap from the edge of space!' # Y" S- I/ k! X' S% U, `2 e 1 X, |6 h. t$ @$ b2 T8 @5.39.217.76This attempt marked the end of a five-year road for Baumgartner, a record-setting high-altitude jumper. He already made two preparation jumps in the area, one from 15 miles high and another from 18 miles high.1 Y& @. V1 u* u5 ]* d4 k' Q$ l
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It will also be the end of his extreme altitude jumping career; he has promised this will be his final jump. ( ~8 W4 }2 ?2 zBaumgartner has said he plans to settle down with his girlfriend and fly helicopters on mountain rescue and firefighting missions in the U.S. and Austria.作者: vandas 時間: 2012-10-15 12:57 PM
2 {' R- _6 D ^) Y- |- N; P5.39.217.76奧地利冒險家從3.9萬米天際超音速跳傘,在返回地面後坦言,站在世界之巔,只希望活覑回來。 - a$ g" m. S0 O4 i) g6 _- K5.39.217.76' i6 e7 _& ]5 i C
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1 |) ]! U) C, m" X$ ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvb美國當地時間14日9時30分(香港時間14日23時30分),在美國墨西哥州東南部羅斯韋爾地區,奧地利著名極限運動員鮑姆加特納從3.9萬米高空攜帶降落傘自由落體跳下。 6 d {% C. F; {; X: e( H5 z * o3 D7 ~6 q0 ?/ ?憑藉這一跳,他成為用最大氣球從最高地方以超音速自由落體降落到這個星球的人,打破多項健力士世界紀錄,他在飛行中的最高時速曾達到833.9哩/每小時(1342公里/小時)。 * T8 X% _. J9 P% `5 R z / c7 w, Q' a; S5.39.217.76這位43歲勇士在隨後的記者會上說,「當我站在世界之巔,在地上的人們顯得那樣的渺小。在那樣的一個時刻,我已經根本不會考慮什麼破紀錄的問題了,當然那些所謂的科學數據也就顯得更加微不足道。我所考慮的唯一一件事,就是想要的是活著回來。」5.39.217.760 O6 X8 o: M+ h% g; M2 ]5 V
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要知道鮑姆加特納選擇起跳的位置,是一個幾乎快要衝出臭氧層的地方。當然需要一些必要的「武裝」,為此,鮑姆加特納把自己打扮得像一個太空人的樣子。同時,載他飛天的飛行器也十分吸引人,因為他並沒有乘坐飛機,而是選擇一個世界上最大的氦氣球將他帶到夢想之巔,當然,這個升空所花費的約2個半小時的時間也略顯漫長。公仔箱論壇# G, e( c* [) P* ?" [" U; K
) J# k) h* t& s0 L; M5 A& n# mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb鮑姆加特納這一跳已經打破飛行高度最高的載人氣球,跳躍的高度最高,以及下落速度最快等世界紀錄,最令人激動的是這次自由落體的最高速度已經突破音速。 1 q% k5 T9 F5 s H v* f k& g2 O4 m, }8 _/ j# ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvb這次跳傘原定於本月9日進行,但因為天氣問題被迫推遲,因為鮑姆加特納升空所乘坐的氦氣球由高韌性的膠料製成,較為脆弱,如風速過大,任何細小的損害都可能導致中途墜毀的悲劇。 8 Z4 t! d# _, N6 e6 }作者: ckd08 時間: 2012-10-17 04:11 AM
One man glory with thousands of men behind him working and preparing. I admire his courage but I admire most on those who preparing and working out the plan for him. They are the unnamed heroes.作者: htlwilson 時間: 2012-10-17 10:59 AM