Supersonic jump from space

It will be interesting to see if this guy survives the jump. It's the first supersonic jump ever from the edge of space, 23 miles above earth. It's getting ready to happen right now.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie...ME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-10-14-11-33-29

 

It was all over the discovery channel i was watching some of it

 

Me too. I need to get to bed, though (I worked last night), so I doubt I will get to see it. It will be interesting to see what happens, though. This guy could be dead within the next couple of hours.

 

More corporate sponsored capitalist BS. :computer:


No, seriously, I'm going to watch it when I get home. Not sure if it will be 'live' here. I think he'll be ok. Cold as hell. But ok.

 

I've been watching it, I saw lift off
He's in space and it's 54F in the capsul

 

I don't disagree. It will still be interesting to see what happens.

 

He probably wouldn't have been able to afford it otherwise, to be fair.
I'm just sick of RedBull sponsoring EVERYTHING.
But yeah, more importantly, it will be interesting.

 

I drink Red Bull. It's the only sugar I put into my body. I swear they put something in that shit to make it addicting so you will turn into an idiot and actually pay the over $3.50 for a 16oz. can which it costs. I am such a corporate whore.

 

The Energy drink I drink costs 37p.
I'd imagine it's pretty much the same as RedBull.
I've not had a RedBull in years. Probably when it was first launched.
It's the only sugary drink I drink, too.

 

As I remember the story of Yuri Gararin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Gagarin in his flight in 1961 . He had to bail out while high above earth , some thing goofed up with his space craft . I dont know if he was higher than this guy wants to take his ballon. desert rat

 

'Gagarin landed separately from his spacecraft, having ejected with a parachute 7 km (23,000 ft) above ground.'

Vostok 1

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MrIxH6DToXQ#!

 

Cool! Thanks, dude.

 

Ditto.

 

I was thinking , would they let some one jump off the int. space station , and plumitt back to earth ? Is there any one crazzy enough to try some thing like that ? Hear is a you tube video , its a actor palying Chuck Yeager . At the end he loses control of his craft bails out in a shoot . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cq7hf4ylvY"]Chuck Yeager Pushing The Limits (The Right Stuff) - YouTube Some think Chuck Yeager was the first man is space in a x-1 or x-15 desert rat
p.s. on jumping off the int. space station , I would thing you would orbit the earth for a while then burn up .

 

lol - I doubt that. Since it would kill who ever tried.

 

I wonder if he'll be playing this on his iPod?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p29MG7wn4F8"]Oasis - Supersonic

 

The jumping off the int. space station was just one of these silly ideas that came to me . There is a reasion we use space craft . I know the B 52 can fly at the edge of space . Instead of using a balloon this guy could get a ride in a B 52 to the edge of space and droped out . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-52 desert rat

 

how would he jump from a moving aircraft., @ appox 430mph ?

 

woohoo just saw the jump that was f*cking cool :2thumbsup: