RedBull Stratos...Felix Baumgartner....700mph+ FreeFall

[y2blade]

1hr32mins to go

[CedGTV]

T minus 1 hour and counting

[rosscobmw]

AHHHHHH the live feed is blocked at my work as it goes through youtube. Anyone know of any others? I really want to see this

[RizzoTheRat]

That's until the balloon launch isn't it? The jump will be a couple of hours later.

[Adenauer]

Three hours to get up there, apparently, so I'll be in the car when he jumps out

[Pixel-Snapper]

Ive had the countdown going since about 10am this morning...

Be good to see him get going but afraid I'll miss the actual jump as it will be as im leaving work in the car.

[rosscobmw]

awh man, I'll be heading home in the car too

[Slink]

the picture has just come on

[kit80]

Oooh how fantastic! Although the live feed said “error” on it!

I have booked to do an AFF next year, can’t wait.

[Eric Mc]

Is the mission taking place in the dark - or will the sun be up by the time he jumps?

[dazzztay]

Its dark right now on camera.....is that what you are seeing?

[Adenauer]

Still no picture here

[Adenauer]

Just found it on German internet, they're saying that the start is being delayed because of the weather.

[Megaflow]

Eric Mc said:

I presume you are concerned about the atmospheric heat friction that is normally associated with a spacecraft or satellite re-entering the atmosphere from earth orbit (or even direct from the moon, as in Apollo and Zond missions).

Atmospheric heating is not a function of altitude. It is a function of speed.
If you climbed a tower 100 miles high - you would be in space. If you jumped off that tower and started falling towards earth, your velocity would never exceed 800 mph - and at that speed frictional heating due to the atmopshere would be almot undetectable.

If you are in orbit around the earth at an altitude of 100 miles, you will start entering the atmosphere at 17,500 mph (25.000 mph if coming back from the moon). At those types of speeds atmospheric heating is a major issue and a specially designed heat shield of some sort is required to prevent the spacecraft from burning and breaking up.

Thanks for that, it was the heat of re-entry I was think about, I thought I had put that, in my defence it was pre-coffee. Very interesting.

[Council Baby]

kit80 said:

I have booked to do an AFF next year, can’t wait.

Where are you doing it? I was due to do it last month in Florida but now not until next year due to the mangled arm.

It's dark and nothing is happening

[Adenauer]

Mission Control bloke has just asked everyone to say a prayer, for Felix Bumgardener

[dazzztay]

my live feed is constantly needing to buffer, is there a low quality version or another link/site?

[Adenauer]

New start time, 15.30 CET.

[kit80]

Council Baby said:

kit80 said:

I have booked to do an AFF next year, can’t wait.

Where are you doing it? I was due to do it last month in Florida but now not until next year due to the mangled arm.

It's dark and nothing is happening

At Hibaldstow as it is not far from me and very reptuable company.

[Art0ir]

Still on Weather hold, earliest launch 1.30PM