Felix Baumgartner Space Jump

[CarlosBoozer]

I'm still amazed how red bull can afford all of this

[UConnCeltics]

Is the guy going to wear a helmet cam or something? And I haven't been paying much attention to the times but it looks like it got pushed back another 45 minutes.

[Faptastrophe]

Shit's going down! Fucking scared for the guy.

Weather hold is lifted, and the balloon is now being inflated.

[Faptastrophe]

Is the guy going to wear a helmet cam or something? And I haven't been paying much attention to the times but it looks like it got pushed back another 45 minutes.

The free-fall will be streamed from cameras on the capsule and on the ground.

[Faptastrophe]

Countdown to launch. Balloon fully inflated. Next step, launch to the stratosphere.

Good luck you glorious human being!

[NuggetsFan]

This is taking awhile

[millwad]

It's a shame that we won't be able to see his jump.

With all the modern advanced technology and considering how much this project must have costed, wasn't there really no way that they could get a camera on him during his jump...

[NuggetsFan]

It's a shame that we won't be able to see his jump.

With all the modern advanced technology and considering how much this project must have costed, wasn't there really no way that they could get a camera on him during his jump...

dam you can't watch him jump? Will we atleast be able to see him free fall?

[Rose]

[Faptastrophe]

It's a shame that we won't be able to see his jump.

With all the modern advanced technology and considering how much this project must have costed, wasn't there really no way that they could get a camera on him during his jump...

Read this.

http://www.redbullstratos.com/techno...ommunications/

We'll see more than we could possibly dream of.

[millwad]

Read this.

http://www.redbullstratos.com/techno...ommunications/

We'll see more than we could possibly dream of.

Can't open the link with my phone, he doesn't have a cam during his jump, right?

Anyway, this is freaking epic!

[Faptastrophe]

Can't open the link with my phone, he doesn't have a cam during his jump, right?

Anyway, this is freaking epic!

Here you go

THE CHALLENGES OF PROVIDING EXTENSIVE STILL AND VIDEO IMAGES IN THE EXTREMES OF THE STRATOSPHERE HAVE PROVEN AS COMPLEX AS EVERY OTHER MISSION COMPONENT.
CAMERA AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

All camera systems being used for the Red Bull Stratos mission have been personally designed and developed by the mission's director of high-altitude photography, Jay Nemeth of FlightLine Films. One of only a handful of "zero-G" qualified cameramen, Jay Nemeth has logged zero-gravity flights for various projects, including a shoot with Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin. In addition to being comfortable in zero-G and high-G environments, he is familiar with the specific camera systems that work well in these conditions.

FlightLine Films offers long-range optical tracking, zero-gravity qualified crews and HD cameras for use in the cold vacuum of space, as well as housings that allow traditional motion picture cameras to operate in that hostile environment.

Camera and communications systems are essential to establish visual contact with Felix Baumgartner, to document the mission's progress in real time and for future review, and to broadcast the images to a global audience.

IN-FLIGHT CAMERAS

CAPSULE

Nine high-definition cameras
Three 4K (4,000 x 2,000-pixel) digital cinematography cameras
Three high-resolution digital still cameras
Pressurized electronics "keg" containing more than 125 electronic components and approximately two miles of wiring
PRESSURE SUIT

Three small high-definition video cameras: one on each thigh and one on Felix's chest pack

QUICK FACTS

The Red Bull Stratos camera system configuration is unique. Most cameras required modification or special electrical and thermal systems to function in near space.

Cameras have trouble working in extreme cold and extreme heat, as well as in a near vacuum. All cameras have been tested in a special chamber that simulates the conditions of high altitude and space. Where necessary, cameras have been placed in custom pressurized housings designed and built by FlightLine Films and Micar Fabrication & Design Company. When filled with nitrogen gas, the housings simulate the environment on Earth.
Four of the capsule cameras are space-rated units attached to the exterior base, eight are in the pressurized housings also on the exterior, and three are interior. All will be remotely controlled from the Mission Control Center.
The capsule's nine advanced HD cameras each individually record to solid-state RAM (random-access memory) recorders, and each is also routed to one of three digital video transmitters for live viewing on Earth.
Special filters are used on some of the Red Bull Stratos cameras because the brightness of the sun is more intense in the upper stratosphere.
It is anticipated that some of the cameras inside the Red Bull Stratos capsule will be covered in ice upon touchdown.
The suit cameras must function in near-space conditions for up to 20 minutes, as well as at supersonic speed and in any orientation (upside-down, sideways, etc.).
The Red Bull Stratos capsule and Felix Baumgartner's pressure suit have more HD cameras than most 45-foot television production trucks.
A typical satellite uplink truck has one or two channels of microwave video. The Red Bull Stratos capsule has three.

OPTICAL GROUND TRACKING CAMERA SYSTEM

To achieve a live broadcast from 23 miles above the Earth, an optical ground tracking camera system was developed with features ranging from infrared to high-definition cameras. This system is called the "Joint Long-range Aerospace Imaging and Relay": JLAIR. Two JLAIR units are used for the Red Bull Stratos project.

The JLAIR's primary imaging equipment includes:

High-definition P2 camera (up to 60 frames per second)
4K (4,000 x 2,000-pixel) camera (up to 120 frames per second in 2K mode)
Shortwave infrared camera
Digital still camera
The JLAIR Optical Tracking System offers capabilities not previously available to the private space industry or production companies:

It carries a variety of high-power zoom lenses and large telescopes attached to an 8,000-pound motorized pedestal, previously used to track Space Shuttle launches.
The control room allows technicians to select the best images available and transmit them in real time to Mission Control and/or broadcast viewers.
JLAIR 1 is the first fully integrated tracking system on one vehicle chassis that includes an optics payload of over 1,000 pounds, an air-conditioned control room, an on-board generator for the tracker and sub-systems, and encoding and satellite transmission of HD video.
JLAIR 2 shares the same features but employs a traditional trailer-mounted pedestal with separate control truck for mission flexibility.

[millwad]

Shit, he's having problems..

Screw this shit, just take the guy down if that's even possible.

[bigkingsfan]

Someone push him out and get it over with already.

[millwad]

If this stunt has some technical failures then this is beyond horrible, if it would be a human mistake it would be one thing but the technical aspect just can't go wrong..