Red Bull Art of Motion Nature - Down By The River

Red Bull Stratos, Felix Baumgartner, Redbull Stratos, space jump

The September issue of the Red Bulletin features a statement from daring Stratos jumper Felix Baumtganger. He talks about the programs setbacks so far, what went wrong on the test flight recently, and more importantly he confirms that all being well the real jump will take place this October.

“The second test jump was textbook, even if the days and nights leading up to it were exhausting and it seemed like an eternity before the capsule door opened at 29,610 metres and I could jump. I had no control over my position for the first 16 seconds I was in freefall – everything was back under control within 6 seconds on the first test jump – but we can rightfully say that we’ve shown twice that we can do it.”