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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 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

GoPro’s Latest Range is Little Cheaper and Fancier

September 29, 2014 By Rebecca McGhee Leave a Comment

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The recent reports revealed that, GoPro introduced its Hero4, the newest line of participant-sports-oriented video cameras. Moreover, the company has also lowered the price of its cheapest camera up to 129 dollars from 200 dollars and neatened up entire lineup parts too.

Certainly, the action sports fanatics are collecting the GoPro video cameras in millions. The GoPro’s camera device features include image stabilization technology, wide lens, escalated on helmets, could turn out a glossy professional gaze, which is unattainable with handy smartphones.

The company started its operations almost a decade ago, and by now it is shipping around 3 million cameras having the annual revenue of 1 billion dollars. Moreover, in the month of June, GoPro went public with the valuation of 3 billion dollars.

GoPro cameras are especially designated for wet and rugged environments. Though, the starting price of GoPro cameras was previously 200 dollars, which is now revised to 129 dollars.

Certainly, Hero4, GoPro’s latest camera, which has the ability shoot high definition videos, would cost 129 dollars after the launch on October 5th, making Hero4 an affordable holiday gift.

Some reliable sources revealed that, currently company is working to broaden the appeal of the camera by adding the touch-screen feature at the back side of camera. Though, usually, users attach their GoPro cameras with their smartphones in order to program them. If you want better video quality and photo shooting abilities, you may go for silver Hero4 costing 399 dollars.

Hero 4 Black targets, GoPro for more than 100 dollars. It can shoot 4K video at 30 frames /seconds, opponent to other professional camcorders. High quality frames can be dragged from the video footage. The new 499 dollar price tag for the Black is removed to the 399 dollar price, which its ancestors launched, two years ago. All the cameras are getting upgraded which will improve low-light capture and audio recording, said by GoPro.

New accessories will strike in the market next week, together with a remote control for the Black and Silver that works from 600 feet away. Between Labor Day and Friday’s close, GoPro’s shares have gone up more than 52 percent, and then it increased further at 8percent early Monday to about 89 dollars.

Filed Under: Tech & Science Tagged With: action sports, cheap cameras, fanatics, GoPro, GoPro cameras, GoPro Video cameras, Video cameras

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