Expedition 2018 (postponed): New World Record attempt in the USA. One of the last remaining big explorations in the sky
Marc Hauser, (*1971)
"Our dreams do not
need wings. All they need is willpower."
Marc Hauser
Speed Tracking
Definition
Speed Tracking is a skydiving discipline named by Marc Hauser.
That means flying forward (Tracking) as fast as possible while being in free fall without wearing a wingsuit. The skydiver is just wearing a normal skydiving
suit.
Exploration at its best. Coming soon in 2018...
The Air Adventure Exploration
Marc Hauser is the current World Record
holder in Speed Tracking, 189 miles per hour (304 km/h)
The Record was set in October 2012.
Marc is now planning his next exploration in the sky. And he is about to set a new World Record that has never been seen before.
The Target: Exploring the Limits in the Sky
Exploring the limits of what is humanly possible.
Marc Hauser's discipline "Speed Tracking" is flying in a suit with no wings at all.
In 2018 we will push the envelope.
Special Equipment
1 Hot Air Balloon, a real BIG one
Our balloon will be slightly larger than the hot air balloons seen here.
Three times larger to be precise.
Thermal Protection Suits
"What's the thermal issue if it's in New Mexico?" you may ask. That's a good question, but because we will climb to very high altitudes we will need something more than warm
pullovers and tights.
We may not need astronaut suits - but it will come pretty close.
Supplementary Oxygen
Skydivers exit their planes at around 12500 feet (3810m) over the airport.
We will climb up quite a bit higher with our hot air balloon.
That's why we have to breathe pure oxygen, even some hours before take off. Our speacialists call it nitrogen removal. - We call it exploration!
Search and Rescue
New Mexico is wide and dry. That's why we will need a special equipped Rescue team at our side.
Without it, we may just set a new World Record in walking distance back to the airport...
Team Members (please enlarge for details)
Partnership for Technology + Logistics
Paragon Space Development Corporation
We are collaborating with a great partner on-site: The US based company Paragon®.
The Paragon StratEx team sent Alan Eustace up to the stratosphere in 2014.
Have a look at Project StratEX
And enjoy the great speech of Alan Eustace at TED
Award winning documentary filmmaker
Claudio von Planta is our Swiss cameraman, director and
filmmaker.
His best known work is as the cameraman who accompanied Star Wars actor Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman on their Long Way Round motorcycle
journey eastward from London to New York in 2004 and Long Way Down from Scotland to South Africa in 2007.
One big surprise
"Jumping out of a balloon? - a piece of cake!"
You are absolutely right. There must be something more to this adventure.
The point of our story is based on a first timer
This will be something that has never been done before in the history of aviation and skydiving.
It will be a real exploration in the sky.
Does this sound a bit strange to you?
Believe us, that's exactly how it sounds to us too. Plus it also sounds a bit scary, to be honest.
And we already know the surprising facts...
Location and Time
This World Record attempt will take place in Roswell, New Mexico, in 2018.
Media Partnership
The air adventure will be broadcasted by Global News and Media Companies.
Stay Tuned
Do you want to be a part of our project?
Here we go: The Speed-Tracking Newsletter
Keep checking in for the latest news on this exploration.
Partnership with Swiss STEM Foundation explore-it
Marc Hauser is a team member of the Swiss based STEM Foundation explore-it.
Technology at school
The explore-it materials and tasks enable young people to be technically innovative at school.
Find out for yourself: explore-it: ... explore, ... invent, ...and more
Have a look at some pictures of the promotion tour in the USA in 2015:
New York City | Washington | Maryland | San Francisco | Silicon Valley
"In 2018 I will be back in US schools - with an amazing story from the sky..."
Marc Hauser
Marc Hauser's favorite STEM Kit: "The dream of flying"
Archives: Videos around the World Record in 2012
Archives: World Record 2012 Training in Spain
