Wait just a minute, here. Was it John Storm who was attached to the missile? As a cyborg he could withstand a lot more damage and malevolent atmospheric forces than if it were, say, Stiletto or Griffin.
Just keep Stranger’s last few comments in mind: if you use this method, your missile will probably go way off course. So be sure that you have a spare.
Ah, I see. Now I’m kind of sad I was wrong. Never heard of Storm Force…
And according to the wikipedia article on ejection seats:
"Six pilots have ejected at speeds exceeding 700 knots (1,300 km/h; 810 mph). The highest altitude at which a Martin-Baker seat was deployed was 57,000 ft (from a Canberra bomber in 1958). Following an accident on 30 July 1966 in the attempted launch of a D-21 drone, two Lockheed M-21[6] crew members ejected at Mach 3.25 at an altitude of 80,000 ft (24,000 m) The pilot was recovered successfully, but the launch control officer drowned after a water landing. "
But thats a good question, what airspeed can the human body survive before Bad Things happen.
Yeah, it was John Storm, if I recall correctly though the only cyborg part of him was his detachable arm, the rest of him was 100% human. I do remember thinking how insanely cool it was when he was shown flying the teams fighter-jet by direct thought-control. They never really used that ability much in the comic though.
Yes, good point, I have to practice my monologues and maniacal laughter as well.
“So, Mr Storm, its time for lunch!” presses button
Hmmm…do launch/lunch sound similar enough? strokes chin thoughtfully
It was a comic strip in the British comics Battle and then Eagle (which Battle merged with) and ran from mid to late 1980’s. It was actually pretty good, at least I thought so at the time, but was a lot better when they kept things to more ‘real world’ storylines.
The missile would not reach its target.
The guidance system wasn’t designed for Super-villain Shenanigans.
I swear to God, I’ll pistol whip the next guy that says shenanigans!
Wow, that story is crazy! Can’t believe the pilot not only survived that, but came back to work not too long afterwards.
So you are saying that they will have a bad problem and will not go to space today.
I’ve got you, Jim!
What about 6 ICBMs?
In Space Cowboys, Hawk rides the Russian missile pack to the moon, crash lands, and crawls over to do some stargazing.
He was a pretty tough old goat!
How fast does a space shuttle take off? Wasn’t there a bat that clung to one of the launches for a good while?
If I recall correctly, the astronauts actually attach “Payload Assist Modules” (although they look nothing like actual PAMs, no would a shuttle just happen to be keeping several spare ones on board). This is about the least absurd thing about that movie, though.
As for being on the exterior of a rocket in space, obviously the atmospheric effects go away, as does any reflected plume. Depending on how well expanded the plume is (typically it is underexpanded because there just isn’t enough to merit extending the nozzle out far enough to capture all of the energy from expansion versus the extra weight) you may get some radiation off of the plume, but provided you are far enough forward the view factor (aspect of the plume you are exposed to) should be minimal, and of course without ambient pressure the plume cannot possible turn back upward the way it can at ground level. However, the acceleration and offset mass effects remain; the vehicle is going to have to work extra hard to maintain control. Also, if you are on the sunward side of the vehicle, prepare to roast; even the best suits can only maintain a habitable temperature for a relatively short period of direct sunlight.
Stranger
Well if it were a North Korean ICBM you would ultimately drown.
Uh…how about hijinks, then? Are we good with hijinks?
Can we compromise?
Will you, instead, use say…Cool Whip?
What if they placed him in the warhead bus?
This kid seems to have no issue with it… Around the 2:30 mark.
That’s clearly a cruise missile, not an ICBM, he’s riding. 
Might prevent aerodynamic instablity but the extra weight in the nosecone (if he could even fit in there) might still throw the missile off track. He’d probably suffocate in the upper atmosphere in that case and not even have the consolation of getting a really neat perspective on the world before his inevitable demise.
Apparently, so I’ve reliably been informed, it was team leader John Storm who threw Griffin’s ninja sword through the briefcase computer, not Griffin himself.
I apologise for presenting incorrect information in General Questions, although it was an honest mistake, for penance I shall now go and ritually flagellate myself.
Please forgive me… :smack: