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Old 10-15-2012, 11:12 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by FishermanTim View Post
The suit camera shots will be for a new Redbull ad.

It was wild seeing how fast he dropped when there was no atmosphere to contend with. It looked so surreal to see him drop out of sight in a couple of seconds.

The one comment that struck me as interesting was that this suit technology could someday benefit NASA.

Imagine if they could develop a suit that would allow an astronaut to vacate a disabled ship in orbit, and allow that person to safely decend back to earth? I know it's a long way off from being done, but just imagine the possibilities????
Most of the on suit footage is for a BBC documentary of his jump.

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