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[srgalahad]

Did they ever say what that red button was for....I tried clicking on it but nothing happened.

Jim

I think that was for Item #35 on the checklist: "Last before jump, purge boxers/briefs"

 

[Paul Anderson]

) setting up for press conference ...

... they panned camera over to seats where they had this set up.View attachment 74008

 

[gtirob01]

preliminary speed, mach 1.24 - 833.9 mph

 

[Matt Wynn]

yup 833.9mph from 128,100ft

bravo to all involved!

 

[Allen]

I saw the jump on Discovery Channel. No Alien. Was he/she web exclusive?

 

[srgalahad]

I saw the jump on Discovery Channel. No Alien. Was he/she web exclusive?

That was probably the feed on the PhotoShopping Channel

 

[Paul Anderson]

I saw the jump on Discovery Channel. No Alien. Was he/she web exclusive?

Probably, I was playing solitaire until web screen came active. They were testing the microphones and camera angles for a few minutes then went off air again for maybe an hour before conference started.

 

[Eoraptor1]

There's a nice desktop wallpaper of the jump HERE: http://windows-7-wallpaper.com/home.php#a

JAMES

 

[Dain Arns]

Here is some chestcam footage of when he was out of control in a flat spin during the descent...

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