# So, how's the view from up there? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 16, 2012, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-hows-the-view-from-up-there/615927 "2012-03-16T03:50:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-hows-the-view-from-up-there/615927/1 "2012-03-16T03:50:19Z")
[ > [@Fearless Felix](#): > > The view is amazing, way better than I thought. ]([http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US\_SCI\_SUPERSONIC\_SKYDIVER?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-03-15-19-40-15](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SCI_SUPERSONIC_SKYDIVER?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-03-15-19-40-15)) And where, you may ask, is “up there”? Well, today it was 71, 581 feet (13.6 mile; 21.88 km) above the planet, as he prepared for his practice skydive today. This was just a test for his soon-to-be-attempted 120,000 foot (22.72 mile ;35.58 km) record-setting jump. Highest speed today? Approximately 364.4 mph (586.44 km/h). How fast will he go in his big jump? Faster than his screams of joy & terror as he plummets towards Terra (768 mph; 1236 km/h). I think this guy totally fucking rocks, and I hope he has a fantastic time and a successful jump. I can’t wait to see his helmet-cam footage! ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-hows-the-view-from-up-there/615927/2 "2012-03-16T04:00:24Z")
He’s gonna do another test jump from 90,000 feet? Pussy.