AN Austrian stuntman is preparing to climb into a capsule, fly to the edge of space and drop back to earth, in a daring experiment to test the body's limits. full story ![]()

Extreme skydiver Felix Baumgartner, the man who jumped from the edge of space last year, says he will leave the next big skydiving challenge to the next generation
guardian.co.uk (2 months and 15 days ago)

This is a video (after the jump -- that's just an animated gif above for all you grandparents out there) of astronaut Chris Hadfield showing us earthlings what it looks like to cry in space. It's weird. Besides, why would anybody cry in space anyways -- YOU'RE IN F***ING SPACE. There's absolutely no reason to cry if you're in space. I don't care if my spaceship is hurdling...
geekologie.com (1 month and 14 days ago)
IT'S been confirmed that Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner broke three world records when he jumped from the edge of space in October.
news.com.au (3 months and 1 day ago)

The Silicon Valley Space Center, Google Nexus Ones in space, NanoSatisfi and the tremendous buzz are all signs that the valley is on the cutting edge of the citizen space movement. Space travel and experimentation could well be coming to a backyard near you — maybe even yours.
mercurynews.com (22 days ago)
When Andy Beck, a high school band director for the England School District in Lonoke County, heard of a friend's unsuccessful attempt to launch a weather balloon to the edge of space, he didn't let it burst his creative bubble.
arkansasonline.com (11 days ago)

Because there's a first time for everything, adult film actress Coco Brown (whose films I'm sure we're all familiar with even though we'll pretend we've never seen anything raunchier than the dry-humping they show on Cinemax) plans to be the first adult film star in space. Unfortunately, not to shoot a movie. Brown has apparently booked a seat aboard a suborbital private...
geekologie.com (3 months and 12 days ago)
Felix Hernandez finally presented former Mariners catcher John Jaso with the perfect gift: a shiny Rolex for catching King Felix's perfecto last August.
seattletimes.com (1 month and 22 days ago)
Felix Hernandez and the Seattle Mariners have agreed on a new deal for the Venezuelan All-Star that is expected to make 'King Felix' Major League Baseball's highest paid pitcher ever.
nytimes.com (3 months and 11 days ago)
(Reuters) - Felix Hernandez and the Seattle Mariners have agreed on a new deal for the Venezuelan All-Star that is expected to make 'King Felix' Major League Baseball's highest paid pitcher ever.
reuters.com (3 months and 11 days ago)
Felix Hernandez has one more tuneup to go. His latest one was right on the money.
seattletimes.com (2 months and 4 days ago)
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