P2 in Space - the Red Bull Stratos Project

[Pickthorne]

Well done Barry G, looking forward to reviewing the P2 and cinema camera images. And that was a very slick live-streamed event, would love to hear a post-show wrap and equipment summary.

Cheers,
Craig

 

[Egg Born Son]

ohhh I missed barry, did he appear on camera?

I think I caught a glimpse or two. Anyone would think this show was about Felix. I wonder where the balloon went after the capsule dropped? Might find it wrapped around the ISS in a week.

 

[Al MacLeod]

The only improvement to the broadcast would have been a STFU button for the commentator.

 

[Kevin Vega]

833 MPH obtained maximum velocity on free fall. Mach 1.24

 

[David Jimerson]

I think I caught a glimpse or two. Anyone would think this show was about Felix. I wonder where the balloon went after the capsule dropped? Might find it wrapped around the ISS in a week.

No, it went back in time to 1947.

 

[Kevin Vega]

No, it went back in time to 1947.

+1.

 

[Gord.T]

I caught the live jump at 3 seconds into the initial jump and followed it from there. That was something else. I'd like to see a rebroadcast also of the entire event.

 

[Egg Born Son]

The 'live' broadcast started on tv here in Perth a few minutes after the internet feed left off, so I ended up watching it twice. Had two hours before I had to go to work anyway, harder to wakeup than just stay awake. The apprentice can drive today, I'm not safe.

 

[Doc Bernard]

We should of had Barry flash some DVX hands signs......or at least a patch on his shirt..........LOL.

 

[Vultch]

Great stuff ..looking forward to a 'write up' on how you did it Barry, the cameras and their environmental enclosures, the downlinks and equipment used.

 

[kylevant]

So, turns out that they inadvertently broke another record while breaking all the others: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/...-youtube_n_1965375.html?utm_hp_ref=technology.

YouTube has published a blog post about the accomplishment, in an email to The Huffington Post, confirmed that the live stream of the Red Bull Stratos jump holds the record for most concurrent live streams: 8 million.

 

[Doc Bernard]

Okay Barry......which one is you?

 

[ilauzirika]

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Okay Barry......which one is you?

the one in the lower left screen....don't tell anyone...Felix used a stunt double...Barry himself!:happy:

 

[David Jimerson]

This is the guy in mission control I thought was Barry, but it wasn't.

 

[Barry_Green]

Probably like a couple Nikon 80-200s with an extender or something like that...

No, nothing whatsoever like that. No DSLRs or stills lenses were involved at all, except for taking stills. The shots from the ground were gotten with telescopes and 42x ENG lenses. The shots from inside the capsule were custom tiny HD cameras.

 

[Barry_Green]

Kind of reminds me of being a kid and watching the Space Shuttle tests.

It felt kind of like growing up with Apollo. It was fun!

 

[Barry_Green]

Do the sign!

I did, a few times...

I was on the flight line, not in Mission Control.

 

[Barry_Green]

Amazing! Looking forward to seeing the footage from the camera in his suit!

Saw some of that today -- there were five cameras in his suit. It was intense...

 

[Barry_Green]

Must be an incredible feeling to have been a part of this Barry!

Definitely a once-in-a-lifetime thing, I mean, how often does something like this come around?

There was a ridiculous feeling of pride watching it all happen. The team was incredible.

 

[Barry_Green]

ohhh I missed barry, did he appear on camera?

I wasn't a central figure, but I would have been on during the power-up sequence, I was the capsule technician who goes in and powers everything on before Felix gets in, and i was on the flight line to assist with balloon deployment and whatnot, and I was on the capsule recovery team. So yes, I should have been on several times, but only incidentally.