freefall
Pulsars Confirm One of Einstein’s Best Ideas, That Freefall Really Feels Like You’re Experiencing a Lack of Gravity
A team of European researchers observed a pulsar with two orbiting white dwarfs to confirm Einstein's "most fortunate thought."
This Is What It Looks Like to Freefall From Space
Remember BASE jumper Felix Baumgartner's incredible freefall from the "edge of space" in October 2012? The highly anticipated (and highly publicized) Red…
Watch: Incredible Headcam Video from Felix’s Freefall
Felix Baumgartner salutes his suit-mounted camera before stepping off his capsule's platform at 128,000 feet (Red Bull Stratos) Yesterday, October…
Red Bull Stratos Targets Oct. 8 for Record-Setting Freefall Attempt
Felix Baumgarter (center) and the Red Bull Stratos team are ready to attempt a record-setting freefall from the stratosphere. Credit:…
Skydiver Baumgartner Takes Test Jump from 30 kilometers
Caption: Pilot Felix Baumgartner of Austria lands in the desert during the second manned test flight for Red Bull Stratos…
Supersonic Freefall: What Felix Baumgartner’s 37-km Jump Will be Like
Sometime this summer, Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner will leap from the edge of space, attempting to not only break the…
Record-Setting Freefall Attempt Will be Webcast
Want to know what it is like to bail out in near space and freefall 37 km (23 miles) to…
Skydiver Hopes to Break the Speed of Sound in Freefall
[/caption] The speed of sound -- historically called the 'sound barrier' – has been broken by rockets, various jet-powered aircraft…