Mission Partners

Red Bull Stratos is proud to share this mission with the following partners:

As the official global mobile sponsor, Nokia has developed the Red Bull Stratos application to monitor this groundbreaking project. Available exclusively through Ovi Store by Nokia, users can learn more about the mission’s progress by reading articles and watching videos from the Red Bull Stratos team of experts. Nokia users can also follow the countdown, stream the final jump in real-time and watch Felix Baumgartner’s pulse race by monitoring his biometrical data before, during and after the jump. Once complete, the app will deliver unique content about mission Red Bull Stratos direct to handset. For more information please visit http://www.ovi.com.
 

Microsoft is the global media technology partner for Red Bull Stratos. Microsoft’s Silverlight and IIS Smooth Streaming technology bring an interactive live experience in High Definition to web viewers worldwide. To learn more,
visit http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight.

Riedel Communications – renowned for its pioneering advanced fiber, intercom and radio technology – provides the entire communications solution for this outstanding project, integrating both wireless and wired digital intercom systems. Additionally, Riedel furnishes the fiber-based video and signal distribution as well as the wireless video links to the capsule's onboard cameras – enabling stunning pictures to be delivered from the Red Bull Stratos capsule. Please visit http://www.riedel.net.

Mission Partners

Red Bull Stratos is proud to share this mission with the following supporters:

A serious investment into research and development, combined with high-quality practices, has made AIRTEC the technological leader in the field of Automatic Activation Devices. AIRTEC’s innovative expertise and precise manufacturing has produced CYPRES (Cybernetic Parachute Release System), a technology that affords the Red Bull Stratos team the highest levels of safety and reliability to achieve its goals. www.cypres.cc

Mount Olympus Spring Water, founded in 1898, offers the first oxo-biodegradable and recyclable water bottle sold in the United States. It is the water of choice for the Red Bull Stratos team during their training and flight program. Mount Olympus offers a pure and natural spring water that is very low in mineral content and is free of chlorine and other chemicals. Its origin is a single spring located in a federally protected wilderness area in the Wasatch Mountains in Utah. http://www.mowi.com

Today, some 2.7 million people are confined to a wheelchair due to a spinal cord injury. The leading cause of such severe injuries is everyday traffic accidents, which account for approximately 65,000 new patients per year. By selecting and supporting projects of the highest quality in the field of spinal cord research, Wings for Life promotes scientific progress for a future in which spinal paralysis can be cured. Felix Baumgartner says, "I fully trust in Wings for Life. My appreciation of this research foundation only increases as I grow conscious of the ever-present risk of spinal cord injury. It can affect anybody, regardless of age, nationality or wealth – whether you’re an extreme athlete or not." www.wingsforlife.com

Micar Fabrication & Design Company Inc., Red Bull, and Flightline Films collaborated to design and manufacture the custom pressurized cases that will house the cameras to film the digital images of Felix exiting the capsule and be transmitted to earth. Micar also manufactured the cage and pressurized keg to include the electronics for the camera systems. Michael Caruso, founder of Micar, started the company over 50 years ago and began machining custom machine and aircraft parts that were used on the Grumman Apollo Lunar Module moon missions. Michael's son Brian, President of Micar Fabrication has continued the same high standard and quality in the aerospace industry as well as many other industries.

Micar’s experience and knowledge in the aerospace industry made Micar a perfect team partner for the Red Bull Stratos project. http://www.micarfabrication.com

Since 1984, Las Vegas-based FlightLine Films has been providing television and motion picture producers with the highest quality in aerospace cinematography services. The company has pioneered visual documentation systems for the private and commercial space programs advancing into the 21st century. Flightline offers zero-gravity qualified crews and HD cameras for use in the cold vacuum of space, as well as housings that allow traditional motion picture cameras to operate in that hostile environment. Flightline Films is designing and building the camera systems to document the Red Bull Stratos mission from multiple perspectives, including ground-based trackers, an airborne tracking system, in the capsule and on Felix Baumgartner’s pressure suit. For more information, please visit: www.flightlinefilms.com.