Monday, October 14, 2013

Endeavour Fest...

Posing with Felix Baumgartner's 'spacediver' flight suit at the California Science Center in Los Angeles, on October 13, 2013.

Yesterday, I drove down to the California Science Center in Los Angeles to view three displays that presented the past, present and future of aerospace and human spaceflight. Along with seeing space shuttle Endeavour and a SpaceX Dragon capsule in person once more (click here to view the photos), I also got to view up-close the Red Bull Stratos capsule from which Felix Baumgartner jumped out of during his historic space dive one year ago today. His pressure suit was also on display, and as you can see from the pic above, it looks like the suit would fit just right on me. Of course, I would need a bit of training and the multi-million dollar support of a company like Red Bull to make me become only the third person in humankind to skydive from outer space, hah. There's always SpaceShipTwo...and me winning the lottery to make that trip happen.

A close-up of Felix Baumgartner's 'spacediver' flight helmet at the California Science Center in Los Angeles, on October 13, 2013.

A close-up of Felix Baumgartner's 'spacediver' flight suit at the California Science Center in Los Angeles, on October 13, 2013.

Felix Baumgartner's 'spacediver' flight suit on display at the California Science Center in Los Angeles, on October 13, 2013.

The Red Bull Stratos capsule used for Felix Baumgartner's historic space jump...on display at the California Science Center in Los Angeles, on October 13, 2013.

Posing with the Red Bull Stratos capsule used for Felix Baumgartner's historic space jump, on October 13, 2013.

An iconic photo of Felix Baumgartner leaping out of the Red Bull Stratos capsule for his historic space jump...on display at the California Science Center in Los Angeles, on October 13, 2013.

The Red Bull Stratos capsule used for Felix Baumgartner's historic space jump...on display at the California Science Center in Los Angeles, on October 13, 2013.

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