Quite the ride - Felix Baumgartner
From
Popular Mechanics comes this nice Q&A session:
Felix Baumgartner’s 120,000-Foot Space Dive: It's On
In August 2010, Popular Mechanics’ cover story featured Red Bull Stratos, the name of Felix Baumgartner’s mission to set the world record by surviving a jump from 120,000 feet that would accelerate him to speeds beyond the sound barrier. But a lawsuit delayed Baumgartner’s attempt—until now. Red Bull Stratos confirmed this week that the jump is back on and scheduled for this summer. Baumgartner talked with PM about the mission, the tech, and what it’s like to wait two years for one big day.
That will be an amazing jump -- 120,000 feet is 22.7 freakin' MILES! And the guy will be falling faster than the speed of sound after the first thirty seconds of descent.
Sounds like he has a great team (including the current record holder) and is training well.
God Speed Felix!
Posted by DaveH at February 11, 2012 9:13 PM