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Alan Eustace, Google Executive Break Sound Barrier, Sets New Sky-Diving Records

October 26, 2014 By Jason Leathers 3 Comments

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Google Executive, Alan Eustace, broke the sound barrier and sets the world record for the highest -altitude jump this Friday by jumping off from near the top of the stratosphere — some 135,000 feet, or 41,000 meters high, reports revealed.

The New York Times reported, Alan Eustace, 57, senior vice president of knowledge at Google rose above Roswell, New Mexico for about two hours using a balloon filled with 35,000 cubic feet of helium.

Eustace’s supersonic jump was part of a project by Paragon Space Development Corp. “Eustace hung below the balloon wearing a spacesuit along with the life-support system and the GoPro cameras. After reaching 135,908 feet, Eustace cut the cord and began a 15-min fall that reportedly hit peak speeds of more than 800 miles/hour,” Paragon Development Corporation stated.

“Ascending at about 1,000 feet per minute, Alan achieved his target altitude in about two and a half hours. He spent a short time, around a half hour, experiencing the wonders of the stratosphere before being released from the balloon. In rapid free fall, Eustace experienced a short period of near weightlessness and within 90 seconds exceeded the speed of sound,” NYT reported.

Certainly, the free-fall of Eustace into the atmosphere lasted about 5 minutes, and he deployed his parachute at around 18,000 feet “and floated gently to the ground,” the statement said.

The recovery systems for the project were produced by Paragon, designed by the engineering firm ILC Dover with assistance from several other consultants and companies.

Humans cannot survive at that altitude without special equipment, according to Paragon, which says that “besides being unable to breath, exposure to the vacuum of space will cause fluids in the body to boil.”

The space suit was similar to those used for the Apollo missions and on the International Space Station, the company revealed.

Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner set the previous record way back in October 2012 by jumping off 128,100 feet using a sophisticated capsule and was backed by millions of dollars in sponsorship money. Although, Eustace avoided taking support from Google because he didn’t want the jump to become a marketing event.

Eustace told the New York Times, “It was a wild, wild ride. I hugged on to the equipment module and tucked my legs and I held my heading.”

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Alan Eustace, Google Executive Makes Record Sky-Dive

October 25, 2014 By Brian Galloway 2 Comments

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Alan Eustace, a Google executive sets the world record for the highest -altitude jump this Friday. He jumped successfully from near the top of the stratosphere — some 135,000 feet, or 41,000 meters high, his project website said.

Alan Eustace, 57, senior vice president of knowledge at Google rose above Roswell, New Mexico for about two hours using a balloon filled with 35,000 cubic feet of helium, The New York Times reported.

Paragon Development Corporation stated, Eustace hung below the balloon wearing a spacesuit along with the life-support system and the GoPro cameras. After reaching 135,908 feet, Eustace cut the cord and began a 15-min fall that reportedly hit peak speeds of more than 800 miles/hour.

“Ascending at about 1,000 feet per minute, Eustace achieved his target altitude in about two and a half hours,” the statement said.

“He spent a short time, around a half hour, experiencing the wonders of the stratosphere before being released from the balloon. In rapid free fall, Eustace experienced a short period of near weightlessness and within 90 seconds exceeded the speed of sound.”

Certainly, the free-fall of Eustace into the atmosphere lasted about 5 minutes, and he deployed his parachute at around 18,000 feet “and floated gently to the ground,” the statement said.

The recovery systems for the project were produced by Paragon, designed by the engineering firm ILC Dover with assistance from several other consultants and companies.

The recovery system has wide-ranging applications for the study of the science of the stratosphere, which includes the “development of means for spaceship crew egress, the study of dynamics of bodies at Mach 1, new high altitude aircraft suits, and setting of records for space diving, sailplaning and ballooning,” Paragon stated.

Humans cannot survive at that altitude without special equipment, according to Paragon, which says that “besides being unable to breath, exposure to the vacuum of space will cause fluids in the body to boil.”

This space suit was similar to those used for the Apollo missions and on the International Space Station, the company revealed.

Eustace told the NYT, “It was a wild, wild ride. I hugged on to the equipment module and tucked my legs and I held my heading.”

The previous record was set by Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner in October 2012 by jumping off 128,100 feet using a sophisticated capsule and was backed by millions of dollars in sponsorship money. However, Eustace avoided taking support from Google because he didn’t want the jump to become a marketing event.

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Alan Eustace, Google Executive Sets New Altitude World Record

October 25, 2014 By Rebecca McGhee Leave a Comment

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Alan Eustace breaks the record of Austrian Felix Baumgartner. In 2012, Baumgartner gained everyone’s attention when he jumped from a helium filled balloon. He flew more than 24 miles in order to get back to the Earth.

Recently, Alan Eustace set a new altitude world record of the parachute jump. Eustace is a 57 year old computer scientist and senior vice president of Google.

He parachuted from the top of the stratosphere, which is the second major layer of the Earth’s atmosphere on Friday.  The layer is nearly 40km (25 miles) above the planet Earth.

The man wore a specially designed space suit in order to begin his journey from New Mexico. He arrived back to Earth with a speed of more than 1,300km/h.

He traveled with the speed greater than the sound, light and other things of the atmosphere. Therefore, he returns to Earth just in a short time period of 15 minutes.
Eustace jumped from a helium balloon packed with almost 35,000 cubic feet of helium. He set himself free with the help of a tiny explosive device. The blast heard like a small sonic boom by the viewers of this wonderful sight.

Later on, Mr. Eustace expressed that it was an indescribable experience for him. Moreover, he informed that he was secretly planning for this jump since past few years. He worked with a small panel that are considered as the best in the arena of balloon and parachute technology.

Filed Under: Tech & Science Tagged With: Alan Eustace, Google vice President, Helium balloon, jump, new altitude world record, New Mexico, new record, speed, stratosphere layer

Alan Eustace, Google Exec Broke Sound Barrier, World Record With 25.7-mile Fall

October 25, 2014 By Germaine Hicks Leave a Comment

alan-eustace-broke-world-recordAfter setting the world record for the highest -altitude jump this Friday, Alan Eustace is now one of the higher-ups at Google for sure. He breaks the sound barrier before opening his parachute in an almost 25.7-mile fall.

Alan Eustace, 57, senior vice president of knowledge at Google rose above Roswell, New Mexico for about two hours using a balloon filled with 35,000 cubic feet of helium, The New York Times reported.

He hung below the balloon wearing a spacesuit along with the life-support system and the GoPro cameras. After reaching 135,908 feet, Eustace cut the cord and began a 15-min fall that reportedly hit peak speeds of more than 800 miles/hour.

During the dive, observers reported hearing a small sonic roar, but Eustace said he didn’t hear any such thing, The New York Times reported.

Eustace told the NYT, “It was a wild, wild ride. I hugged on to the equipment module and tucked my legs and I held my heading.”

The previous record was set by Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner in October 2012 by jumping off 128,100 feet using a sophisticated capsule and was backed by millions of dollars in sponsorship money. However, Eustace avoided taking support from Google because he didn’t want the jump to become a marketing event.

Filed Under: Tech & Science Tagged With: 25.7-mile fall, Alan Eustace, Google Executive, GoPro cameras, New Mexico, New York Times, Roswell, Sound barrier

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