In October, Felix Baumgartner broke the sound barrier in a 24-mile space jump, breaking the world record for the highest altitude skydive.
This Kickstarted space roguelike is a godsend to the attention-deficient: every space jump is a scenario in itself, a new room opened in the dungeon.
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Case in point: This past October, the live stream of Redbull Stratos shattered YouTube records, drawing over 8 million viewers to watch Felix Baumgartner jump from space live.
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But AMD's decision to keep 32-bit functionality on its 64-bit offering has drawn criticism, not only from Intel but also from industry experts who feel there is little reason to keep one foot in the 32-bit space when making the jump to 64-bit.
Early-bird optimists bought August 5 strike calls, which would require a 25% jump in the space of the coming two weeks.
The local press, meanwhile, has disclosed titillating accounts of enraged pop stars, antagonized labor leaders and a disgruntled employee who threatened to jump off of Space Mountain.
The aim of the X Prize Foundation, which is putting up the reward, is to jump-start the space-tourism industry.
Red Bull owns an MLS team, hosts action sports competitions around the world and funded the Red Bull Stratos jump from near-space last month.
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"Extraction of propellants, bulk shielding and life support fluids from this first captured asteroid could jump-start an entire space-based industry, " the Keck team writes.
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One of its members, Felix Baumgartner is about to take an epic jump from the edge of space, according to Red Bull Stratos official site.
Yesterday, when I sat down to watch Felix Baumgartner jump from the edge of outer space, like most people, I did it on YouTube.
The reader often has to jump from the 13th century to the 20th in the space of two pages.
For this jump, the team also worked to create a new generation of space suit for better mobility and visual clarity, studied the effects on the human body of supersonic acceleration and deceleration, developed a new parachute system, and more.
From the huddled masses lining up outside theaters months before a movie opening, to the convention centers filled with adults in polyester jump suits, nothing inspires the fervent fandom of these, the galaxy's greatest space epics.
But with Acer making the jump into Smartphones next month and other non-traditional players having great success in the space at the expense of the former cellphone powerhouses, one thing is clear: PC guys "will just walk in" and figure this out.
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Glasses and goggles will help you find open space fast when you are sky-diving, or let you know the hang time of your last jump if you happen to be skiing.
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