Baumgartner's Daredevil Parachute Jump From Space Put On Hold

Posted by timothy on Tuesday October 12, 2010 @08:57PM from the not-a-satisfying-reason dept.

Velcroman1 writes "For years, an Austrian daredevil named Felix Baumgartner has been planning to take a 23-mile plunge from the edge of space — and in the process, become the first parachutist to break the sound barrier, plummeting toward the ground at 760 miles per hour. The engineers and scientists behind The Red Bull Stratos project, an effort to break the record for the highest freefall ever, billed the jump as more than a stunt. The leap from 120,000 feet was to yield volumes of data that would have been used to develop advanced life support systems for future pilots, astronauts, and even space tourists. But a promoter feels that the jump was his idea, and filed a lawsuit in April to prevent the event from taking place. And now Red Bull has pulled the plug on the project, FoxNews.com reports. 'Due to the lawsuit, we have decided to stop the project until this case has been resolved,' Red Bull said."

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Wait... by atari2600a · 2010-10-12 22:14 · Score: 0, Offtopic

who the fuck keeps thinking it a good idea to cite Fox "News"?
1. Re:Wait... by Ogive17 · 2010-10-12 23:37 · Score: 0, Offtopic
  
  Is there something wrong with the article or do you just like to complain about Fox News?
  
  And yes, I understand what Fox News is and don't trust them either... but occasionally they do have real stories. If it's such a negative thing, don't read it.
  
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