Skydive from edge of space is going to happen today!

[pvtsnowball82]

Good God

 

[TXARGUY]

Right now they are reporting his highest estimated speed at around 729 mph which will be well short of the sound barrier at any of the atmospheric conditions through which he passed while freefalling (remember the speed of sound is a proven concept but not a constant).

 

[RstyShcklfrd]

Ok, that didn't take long. Now make a gif of the Cleveland bus driver knocking the shit out of the spit woman.

If I did that one, and knew how, I would. Believe me.

 

[rsayloriii]

Preliminary (has to be verified still) Mach 1.24!

 

[rsayloriii]

... liked the fact that Kittinger got to keep at least one of his records ...

I have a feeling that Kittinger is the type of guy that would like to see his record broken, especially after holding it all this time.


Edit: Kittinger confirmed my feeling in the press conference. "Records are made to be broken."

 

[M. Sage]

I have a feeling that Kittinger is the type of guy that would like to see his record broken, especially after holding it all this time.


Edit: Kittinger confirmed my feeling in the press conference. "Records are made to be broken."

I liked his "special one-finger salute" line. Classic!

 

[rsayloriii]

I liked his "special one-finger salute" line. Classic!

Class act indeed.

 

[TXARGUY]

It's official: 833.9 MPH. Hit Mach 1.24 which is way faster than even his best estimates and models showed.

 

[Rangel]

Watched the while damn checklist on my phone until he stuck his feet out. Then it cut out. I missed the jump. Watched some of the free fall and landing. FML

 

[rsayloriii]

October 14th is apparently ripe for breaking the sound barrier:

Oct.14, 1947 - Chuck Yeager becomes first man to break the sound barrier in a Bell X-1.

Oct. 14, 2012 - Felix Baumgartner becomes first man to break the sound barrier in free fall.



On a side note, Chuck Yeager didn't want to be outdone, so he had to go up and fly past Mach 1 again today.
Chuck Yeager re-enacts sound barrier flight on its 65th anniversary | Fox News