Evolver
10-14-2012, 03:00 PM
Here a link to live update for those interested.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/post/felix-baumgartner-tries-record-breaking-jump-again-live-blog/2012/10/14/b7ddfc18-159d-11e2-be82-c3411b7680a9_blog.html
10:26 a.m.: The team is waiting for winds to clear before inflating the balloon, which is 550 ft. high when inflated. The plastic panels of the balloon, which are 0.0008 inches thick, could cover 40 acres if laid out flat — roughly the size of a football field. The balloon is filled with helium, which will be released into the atmosphere when it is deflated using a nylon “destruct line.”
10:41 a.m.: The test balloons have been deployed and are showing wind direction at various altitudes. The estimated launch time has since moved back to 11:45 a.m. ET, according to the live video feed.
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10:48 a.m.: The balloon is now being inflated. The winds roughly 700 feet high still need to die down.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/post/felix-baumgartner-tries-record-breaking-jump-again-live-blog/2012/10/14/b7ddfc18-159d-11e2-be82-c3411b7680a9_blog.html
10:26 a.m.: The team is waiting for winds to clear before inflating the balloon, which is 550 ft. high when inflated. The plastic panels of the balloon, which are 0.0008 inches thick, could cover 40 acres if laid out flat — roughly the size of a football field. The balloon is filled with helium, which will be released into the atmosphere when it is deflated using a nylon “destruct line.”
10:41 a.m.: The test balloons have been deployed and are showing wind direction at various altitudes. The estimated launch time has since moved back to 11:45 a.m. ET, according to the live video feed.
- - - Updated - - -
10:48 a.m.: The balloon is now being inflated. The winds roughly 700 feet high still need to die down.