Red Bull Stratos

[Punx Clever]

That's why he is going so high...less dense air = less drag = more speed. 

Not to mention sound being slower in the altitude range they are talking about

[sbrguy]

well it does sound like redbull did exacty what he said basically stole his idea and such for the entire thing, and didn't want to pay up. and now they have to stop.

[badgalbetty]

lovely......the way I see it is this. If a party approaches a company and then the co decides against it that ok. Then a company a few years later decides to move forward with the project so be it. If the man that approached red bull did not trade mark his idea then who is to say who owns what. He voluntarily shared his info with them. I don;t think he has a case but then again I did not go to law school or have any legal training.Any Lawyers care to comment on this from a purely personal point of view?
one of my goals this year is to skydive before Sept.

[sbrguy]

look redbull is a big enough company that if they were right they would have not stopped the thing.

redbull stopping is sort of the smoking gun that they got caught using this guys ideas and such.

[derby]

then hogan should go ahead and do what these guys did and attempt the jump w/o redbull:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7421435.stm#id7420000/7421600/7421641

(click the above link for the article)

...of course, he should also probably make sure the balloon is attached prior to inflation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Fournier_(adventurer)

Another attempt was made on 16 May 2010 which was unsuccessful due to the skydiver's reserve parachute deploying inside the capsule during a pre-launch test while the balloon was being filled.

The next attempt has been tentatively announced for May 2011.

[pennyrobber]

then hogan should go ahead and do what these guys did and attempt the jump w/o

...of course, he should also probably make sure the balloon is attached prior to inflation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Fournier_(adventurer)

Another attempt was made on 16 May 2010 which was unsuccessful due to the skydiver's reserve parachute deploying inside the capsule during a pre-launch test while the balloon was being filled.

The next attempt has been tentatively announced for May 2011.

These guys should stop while there ahead and still alive.

[derby]

T-minus 8 hours 45 minutes and counting.

http://www.redbullstratos.com/

[Monsterlover]

T-minus 8 hours 45 minutes and counting.

http://www.redbullstratos.com/

I can't even believe I'm getting to type this but...

Don't you mean 1 day, 8hrs 45 minutes and counting?

[derby]

I can't even believe I'm getting to type this but...

Don't you mean 1 day, 8hrs 45 minutes and counting?

either i lost a day or they changed it to tuesday. 

edit: they DID change it:

https://www.facebook.com/events/492225154128689/?fref=ts

UPDATE: Mission Update: Cold front pushes the launch to Tuesday Oct 9th. We'll send another update as soon as we get the green light for launch.

[Triple J]

I can't even believe I'm getting to type this but...

Don't you mean 1 day, 8hrs 45 minutes and counting?

Nice try. 

[Monsterlover]

There is no try.

I had that one solidly.

[cokey]

Ill do it..  dmf chip in for a big ass balloon or 3000 small ones n ill jump nude with a snow bored n one chute...




Hey babe, I need to refill my Meds..

[derby]

30min to launch:

http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/

[Slide Panda]

A different info feed on the site
http://www.redbullstratos.com/the-mission/launch-progress/
3 min 30 until launch.

[Slide Panda]

Dah... bumped back an hour