Extreme Skydiver Plans 23-Mile Plunge To Break Sound Barrier on October 8, 2012 (slate.com) 3 points by molmalo 14y ago ↗ HN
[–] molmalo 14y ago ↗ More info here: http://www.wired.com/playbook/2012/10/red-bull-stratos-3And some more info about the balloons he's using:The World’s Wildest Skydive Requires the World’s Biggest Balloon: http://www.wired.com/playbook/2012/10/red-bull-stratos-ballo...I guess that answers my childhood question of why we just don't put a smaller rocket on board of a giant balloon, and ignite it when it's high enough.
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[ 5.1 ms ] story [ 14.2 ms ] threadAnd some more info about the balloons he's using:
The World’s Wildest Skydive Requires the World’s Biggest Balloon: http://www.wired.com/playbook/2012/10/red-bull-stratos-ballo...
I guess that answers my childhood question of why we just don't put a smaller rocket on board of a giant balloon, and ignite it when it's high enough.