Notice : on October the 8th 2012 is the Date - a Live Human Being is going to JUMP out of a Special Type Space Capsule from the edge of Space and attempt to break the Sound Barrier with his own Body as he Rocket Propells back to Earth by just Gravity , will he make it , or , meet his Fate ??  Below the Video is a web link to know more about this Historical Jump from the edge of SPACE ~ !!   Video Link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ2sdOiI9rI&feature=g-all-u  .

I must be missing something here... :o...

..but don't bits of Satellites, loose spanners, rocks, etc, burn up at enormous temperatures upon re-entering the Earth's atmosphere at colossal speeds...

At least, in space , no-one can hear him scream... ::)..!

Some Folks do the daftest things, to end their lives far too early.... :'(...!

Paul...sat safely in my cosy arm chair...cup of Tea in hand...here on Planet Earth!... ;D...!

Jetranger wrote on Oct 2^nd, 2012 at 2:50am:

a Live Human Being is going to JUMP out of a Special Type Space Capsule from the edge of Space and attempt to break the Sound Barrier with his own Body as he Rocket Propells back to Earth by just Gravity , will he make it , or , meet his Fate ??

Wow, rocket propelled gravity............anyone informed Newton.............. ;D ;D

Matt

Fozzer wrote on Oct 2^nd, 2012 at 4:21am:

I must be missing something here... :o... ..but don't bits of Satellites, loose spanners, rocks, etc, burn up at enormous temperatures upon re-entering the Earth's atmosphere at colossal speeds... At least, in space , no-one can hear him scream... ::)..! Some Folks do the daftest things, to end their lives far too early.... :'(...! Paul...sat safely in my cosy arm chair...cup of Tea in hand...here on Planet Earth!... ;D...!

BULLITIN: funeral plans set for OCT 9th  ;D
I honestly dont know what to expect. Either way, it just seems like an adrenaline-seeking "LOOK AT ME EVERYONE!!!" stunt....

I could never try that, my liver would explode and burn up on re entry.  :)

Oh god, he's back. :-/

I thought we had managed to get rid of him. >:(

wahubna wrote on Oct 2^nd, 2012 at 2:28pm:

Fozzer wrote on Oct 2nd, 2012 at 4:21am: I must be missing something here... :o... ..but don't bits of Satellites, loose spanners, rocks, etc, burn up at enormous temperatures upon re-entering the Earth's atmosphere at colossal speeds... At least, in space , no-one can hear him scream... ::)..! Some Folks do the daftest things, to end their lives far too early.... :'(...! Paul...sat safely in my cosy arm chair...cup of Tea in hand...here on Planet Earth!... ;D...! BULLETIN: funeral plans set for OCT 9th  ;D

The burials will take place in Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California, and the Pacific Ocean.

Bring a bunch of flowers.

Paul.... ;)...!

NOTICE : If you happen to be out mowing Grass or any outside activity and you happen to see red spots all over you little specs, don't fret you'll know what it is , commonly known as Plasma / Blood ! 

Also, if you feel something lightly hit you, don't fret, its probably just a Finger or Toe, maybe an Eyeball or 2 ,,, 

With that being said, look UP ! 

Its a Bird, its a Plane, its a flying hunk of Mess comin straight at you !!

Lastly, hope some have their home owners insurance paid up to date, when whatever comes crashing thru the roof ! 

Just where is that Capsule going to land back to earth anyway ??????????????????? 
and how ??????

I can aleady see the wind carrying this guy off course, and he ends up landing in like , say , North Korea or Iran,,, Ohhhh Geeee, that wasn't in the game plan ! 

Won't they be surprised ?? 

Folks this may get a tad bit Intersting ~ !  :o ::)

My class mates think this process is very well thought out and his suit is well designed...they exclaimed "No man! He has 3 specially designed parachutes and a team of scientists helping him!"

*reads suit/parachute design info*
His 3 chutes: a drogue, main, and reserve.....in other words standard except the main is 2.5 times bigger than normal..which means much more drag and force on his body...

Specs on suit: imagine a race car driver's suit with aluminum foil on the outside and its been modified to inflate....his helmet has a heated face shield and is distinctly not aerodynamic....

In other words, his suit is incredibly draggy and I think there actually is a distinct possibility he will NOT even get close to Mach 1. Considering that the fastest sky diving suits out there are very very aerodynamic designs and his is not, I would say this yahoo should have hired an aeronautical engineer that was not drinking all through college  ;D

Im leaning towards he wont even hit Mach 1. Sky divers hit terminal velocity after a few thousand feet I think so jumping from a higher point might just make the drop longer. Remember the speed of sound CHANGES with altitude! So yeah he will hit a higher speed, but its likely he will not actually even approach Mach 1. Drag increases at a very fast rate near Mach 1 and it takes a whole lot of thrust to break it, so I doubt an idiot in fance shiny and draggy pj's jumping out of whatever at such and such an altitude will do it.

Dont get me wrong, I do hope I am wrong and he does actually break Mach 1 and generates a shock wave.....the slowing down part will surely be the most interesting part  ::)

Anyone remember P-38s and F-86 Sabres getting damaged due to stresses in high speed dives??  ;D


*EDIT* I just watched the video...based on their expectations of "Mach 1.89", I am willing to bet my life and everything I own and even my wife on the fact that they will twist the meaning of a Mach number so they actually do it....Again, Mach number changes with density!!!!!!!!
so he WILL go very very fast, but compared to the local air density I highly doubt he will actually hit Mach 1. People need to remember too that Mach .99 behaves the same at sea level as it does at 90,000ft because it is a function LOCAL air qualities.

Just in case nobody knows, this is a remake.....the first time was done back in 1960.....15 minute freefall by Joe Kittinger

Rifleman wrote on Oct 4^th, 2012 at 11:16pm:

Just in case nobody knows, this is a remake.....the first time was done back in 1960.....15 minute freefall by Joe Kittinger

2 things about the Kittinger:
1) Red Bull was not the sponsor so it was not a legitimate stunt.....doing it for a military study totally does not count!  ;D *sarcasm*

2) Seriously though I did not catch if he went supersonic or not. They said he hit over 1,000km/h, but what was his Mach #? Again, its not the raw speed, its the MACH # that is important but its very very easy to twist a Mach # around to present false results.