Skydive from "Edge of Space" (120,000 ft)

[quarthinos]

supersonic is faster than speed of sound in current conditions (and depending on the context, anything below mach ~1.2 is only transonic, not supersonic.)

Speed of sound at sea level isn't constant, anyway. Changes based on pressure, temperature, humidity (and maybe other things?)

Edited October 12, 2012 by quarthinos

[rb22]

maybe back on!

http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/

[mustwinfull]

Should be launching in about 1 hour and 40 minutes, for those interested.

[The Stinger]

And its up at 2 hours again. Hats off to Felix, should be hard to be in a state of readyness for so long.

[rb22]

looks like something's happening in 10 mins!

[Millst0ne MK II]

5 minutes everybody. FIVE MINUTES!

http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/

[The Stinger]

Now it's just "Starting soon"

[Millst0ne MK II]

An error has occurred. Try again later. WAT?

EDIT: Refresh yo pages everyone!

It's on. Good luck Felix.

Edited October 14, 2012 by Millst0ne MK II

[The Stinger]

Hes in the capsule now. I guess they are checking up on him if everything is alright.

[SunJumper]

120000ft is 36.5km high. Even in Kerbin's mini-atmosphere, this altitude is still definitely 'atmosphere'...

[TNTGODZZ]

is it over? has it been postponed?

edit: no, starting soon :3 haha, ohh well.

Edited October 14, 2012 by TNTGODZZ

[rb22]

I think it's still on. @RedBullStratos tweeted something about a 30min delay. wind speeds looking pretty good..

[mustwinfull]

And the countdown jumped back to 1 hour and 20 minutes.

[The Stinger]

On their mission page they don't say that Felix will jump from the edge of space, they talk about to.

So they use carefully picked words to actually say "A freefall record closer to the edge of space than ever tried before"

[rb22]

"Mission Update: Waiting for winds at 700 ft (top of balloon) to clear, before inflation can begin"

[zarniw00p]

Stratos jump successful!

[mustwinfull]

The balloon is being inflated now.

[rb22]

"Sound will be part of the program shortly before lift off"

for the SONIC BOOM!

[rb22]

"We are going to get your goal and your dream accomplished Felix." Joe Kittinger from Mission Control.

Everything is green at this time!

[rb22]

it's on! http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/

[TNTGODZZ]

Here we go!!!!!

[Millst0ne MK II]

He's almost at 15,000.

[Omega500]

dam hangovers I've missed inflating it started watching at 20'000 ft.

We gonna do a game on when he jumps to the nearest hundred? I say 123'400ft

wonder if the Aliens are watching this?

Edited October 14, 2012 by Omega500

[rb22]

122,222ft!

[The Darkness]

Look at the curvature of the earth. Thats one big sexy rock we live on.