# Parachuting from 23 miles up. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 6, 2012, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parachuting-from-23-miles-up/636872 "2012-10-06T02:35:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parachuting-from-23-miles-up/636872/81 "2012-10-14T15:03:02Z")
My camping trip was canceled due to weather so I can watch after all. I hope they go this time! ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parachuting-from-23-miles-up/636872/82 "2012-10-14T15:30:08Z")
Lift off! ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parachuting-from-23-miles-up/636872/83 "2012-10-14T15:31:10Z")
And they’re off! ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parachuting-from-23-miles-up/636872/84 "2012-10-14T15:55:51Z")
6 miles up and going well so far. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parachuting-from-23-miles-up/636872/85 "2012-10-14T16:08:17Z")
[Here’s the link to the live Youtube feed.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MrIxH6DToXQ) [And here’s a link to their page that gives some cool extra info and graphics along with the feed, though even with my script blocker off, I wasn’t able to get the feed to load.](http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/) Edit: About 40 minutes in, and he’s at ~43,000 feet up. The jump is scheduled when he get to ~120,000, right? ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parachuting-from-23-miles-up/636872/86 "2012-10-14T16:12:25Z")
Right- 120,000 ft. is the target altitude. ---
**Author:** ![Uber\_the\_Goober](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/58956e/32.png) [@Uber\_the\_Goober](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uber_the_Goober)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parachuting-from-23-miles-up/636872/87 "2012-10-14T16:26:22Z")
Anybody know approximately how long it’s sposed to take for him to reach 120k feet? ---
**Author:** ![Lantern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d26b3c/32.png) [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parachuting-from-23-miles-up/636872/88 "2012-10-14T16:26:38Z")
Apparently BBC is making a documentary about this whole project. Should be fascinating. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parachuting-from-23-miles-up/636872/89 "2012-10-14T16:30:29Z")
> [@Uber\_the\_Goober](#): > > Anybody know approximately how long it’s sposed to take for him to reach 120k feet? I think they said 2 to 3 hours total. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parachuting-from-23-miles-up/636872/90 "2012-10-14T16:31:05Z")
> [@Uber\_the\_Goober](#): > > Anybody know approximately how long it’s sposed to take for him to reach 120k feet? Earlier they said about 2 hours, and he’s right on pace: 61,000 ft now after 1 hour. ---
**Author:** ![Lantern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d26b3c/32.png) [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parachuting-from-23-miles-up/636872/91 "2012-10-14T16:31:50Z")
Hmm some problem? I think Felix was saying he couldn’t feel heat and then the audio was cut off. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parachuting-from-23-miles-up/636872/92 "2012-10-14T16:34:29Z")
64,000 feet up, on the way to 120k. Live feed on Velocity at this time. ---
**Author:** ![Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curiosity_Kills_Her)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parachuting-from-23-miles-up/636872/93 "2012-10-14T16:34:33Z")
I somehow previously missed the claustrophobia angle. Wow. That increases my level of amazement. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parachuting-from-23-miles-up/636872/94 "2012-10-14T16:47:05Z")
> [@Lantern](#): > > Hmm some problem? I think Felix was saying he couldn’t feel heat and then the audio was cut off. I missed that, but the data readout below the video says the capsule temp is about 52-53 F. Maybe he was talking about the heater is his suit? ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parachuting-from-23-miles-up/636872/95 "2012-10-14T16:49:52Z")
75,000 feet. He seems to be climbing at about 1000 - feet per minute. MAybe the jump is 45-50 minutes off. ---
**Author:** ![Lantern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d26b3c/32.png) [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parachuting-from-23-miles-up/636872/96 "2012-10-14T16:58:45Z")
> [@Bumbershoot](#): > > I missed that, but the data readout below the video says the capsule temp is about 52-53 F. Maybe he was talking about the heater is his suit? Yeah it sounded something like that. Anyway it’s presumably fine now. ---
**Author:** ![Lantern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d26b3c/32.png) [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parachuting-from-23-miles-up/636872/97 "2012-10-14T17:04:17Z")
The commentator just mentioned that the problem was about the faceplate heater. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parachuting-from-23-miles-up/636872/98 "2012-10-14T17:05:37Z")
> [@Finagle](#): > > That’s not a car, [that’s a jet plane they didn’t bother putting wings on.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKQ-xj5C2m8) That looks a lot like the Blackbird, doesn’t it? All it needs is an Oscillation Overthruster. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parachuting-from-23-miles-up/636872/99 "2012-10-14T17:14:02Z")
I can’t believe how high he is… the curvature of the earth is plainly visible. I’d be fighting hard to stay rational and not worry about “missing” the planet on the way down. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parachuting-from-23-miles-up/636872/100 "2012-10-14T17:18:37Z")
Yeah, those are some awesome shots from the outside of the capsule. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parachuting-from-23-miles-up/636872.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parachuting-from-23-miles-up/636872.md?page=6)