Felix Baumgartner’s attempt to jump out a space capsule from the edge of space had to be aborted at the last minute (11.42hrs MDT local time) due to wind gusts that made it impossible to safely inflate the 30 million cubic feet / 834,497 cubic meters balloon for the launch. Baumgartner and the Red Bull […]
Inflating & Deflating the Balloon for Red Bull Stratos Mission to the Edge of Space
October 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Ideal weather conditions are essential for the launch because of the delicate process of laying out and pumping helium into the 55-storey high balloon that will carry Felix Baumgartner and his over 1,300-kg space capsule to the stratosphere. The balloon, the largest ever used made for manned flight, was constructed out of strips of high-performance […]
The Importance of Weather for Red Bull Stratos and Felix Baumgartner
October 9, 2012 by 5 Comments
IDEAL CONDITIONS FOR A BALLOON LAUNCH 11 October UPDATE: Red Bull Stratos @RedBullStratos Meteorologist Don Day confirmed a Thursday launch is not possible. The next weather window opens on Sunday October 14th. 9 October UPDATE: Read More: Mission Aborted 9 October UPDATE: 15:00 GMT Mission meteorologist Don Day has put the chances of the launch taking place today as “50-50”. […]
