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StratEx jump

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Much like Felix Baumgartner's jump, with its article at Red Bull Stratos, the Eustace jump should be detailed in a separate article, StratEx, with only a shorter summary in this article. -- 67.70.32.186 (talk) 02:14, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I also think that there should either be a seperate article for StratEx or the article Red Bull Stratos should be within Felix Baumgartner. It would not be fair not to have an extra page for StratEx since Eustace broke Baumgartner's records. The name StratEx isn't mentioned in the page other than on the template and should be mentioned. 212.186.15.63 (talk) 10:48, 30 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Bit late here but the Baumgartner jump is significantly more notable in pop culture, probably because it was first. Benica11 (talk) 16:02, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Apparent contradiction in duration of jump

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This article has a contradiction between the lede and the body noted in it.

The lede says:

"The jump was from 135,890 feet (41.42 km) and lasted 15 minutes"

The body says:

"His descent to Earth lasted 4 minutes and 27 seconds"

In support of the 15-minute time, we have two New York Times articles, which say:

  • "Parachutist’s Record Fall: Over 25 Miles in 15 Minutes" (headline) and "He returned to earth just 15 minutes after starting his fall" (body; and
  • "15 Minutes of Free Fall Required Years of Taming Scientific Challenges" (headline) and "The plunge itself lasted about 15 minutes" (body)

In support of the 4 minutes 27 seconds time, we have a speech by Eustace, in which he says:

  • "It was a four-minute and 27-second descent. And when I got to 10,000 feet, I opened a parachute and I landed."

My best guess here is that the portion of the descent prior to deploying his full parachute was 4:27, which was followed by another ten-and-a-half minutes under the parachute, for a total of fifteen minutes. I recognize this would make the headline of the second NYT article ("15 Minutes of Free Fall") incorrect; but the body ("The plunge itself lasted about 15 minutes") would arguably still be correct,if one construed the "plunge" to include the portion of descent under parachute (which I think is a bit of hyperbole; if you're still "plunging" once the parachute has opened, you've done something wrong).

My surmise above is only a guess, but I don't see any way to otherwise reconcile the two reported times. Anyone have any thoughts, or more clear sources? TJRC (talk) 23:36, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A couple sources that suggest this is the correct interpretation:
  • "After falling for 123,303 feet over four and a half minutes, Alan opened his parachute for the final 10-minute journey back down to Earth. The entire trip from the stratosphere back down to the ground took a little over 14 minutes."[1]
  • "During the 4 minutes and 27 seconds of his un-parachuted fall, he was mostly focused on making minute adjustments to his elbows that helped him stay on course and avoid a dangerous spin. The last 10 minutes of his fall were under the parachute..."[2]
TJRC (talk) 00:08, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ Shetty, Sameepa (November 18, 2016). "How working at Google led this man to jump from the stratosphere". CNBC. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  2. ^ Gould, Skye; Brueck, Hilary (February 7, 2019). "A 57-year-old Google engineer performed the highest human free-fall, jumping from 135,890 feet up in the stratosphere. A documentary on Netflix reveals how he did it". Business Insider. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
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