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Adrn | galaxy. 2011's Best Space Pictures (According to Time Magazine) ATV approaching the International Space Station. Extraordinary photos of the Space Shuttle launch seen from airplanes. A shadow on Mars. RedBull’s Stratos Stunt | Amy Shira Teitel. Baumgartner, covered in RedBull logos, begins his fall at just over 128,000 feet. Credit: Handout/Getty Images via The Guardian According to YouTube, eight million people watched Felix Baumgartner’s high altitude jump on Sunday morning. It was exciting and death-defying, but at the end of the day it was a just an elaborate publicity stunt that will likely see RedBull sales skyrocket this month. But I’d argue that the event wasn’t entirely a success from a publicity standpoint. I realize I sound like an irritated historian, but I also have a background (albeit a brief one) in publicity. What ever else he may be, Baumgartner is definitely a good face for RedBull.

A little background first. Ostensibly, the jump was designed to expand the boundaries of human flight. The International Space Station, which you can’t jump out of. It’s not entirely clear what applications this data would have, like the research on “passenger/crew exit from space.” Joe Kittinger in his U.S. Like this: The Shorty Awards - Honoring the best of Twitter and social media. Of Interest to me: What causes the auroras? BOINC. Astronomy Picture of the Day. Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2016 April 15 Mercury and Crescent Moon Set Image Credit & Copyright: Miguel Claro (TWAN, Dark Sky Alqueva) Explanation: Innermost planet Mercury and a thin crescent Moon are never found far from the Sun in planet Earth's skies.

Taken near dusk on April 8, this colorful evening skyscape shows them both setting toward the western horizon just after the Sun. Tomorrow's picture: Heliopause Electrostatic Rapid Transit System Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP)NASA Official: Phillip Newman Specific rights apply.NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important NoticesA service of:ASD at NASA / GSFC& Michigan Tech.