Renault on 15/10/2012 at 19:31
That video is crazy, mainly the beginning. I don't know what the exact definition of outer space is, but as far as I'm concerned, the dude is in space. He can see the entire circumference off the planet he's so far up. That's just not what I envisioned when I heard about this video. Completely wild. What an awesome view must have been (briefly) while he was falling. Amazing, I hope we get a helmet cam view someday soon.
Muzman on 15/10/2012 at 19:35
Not to take anything away from the guy stepping out there like that, but thinking about Kittinger doing it still gives me the willies more (if that makes any sense). I mean he didn't even know the suit would work (and a couple of times it didn't!)
van HellSing on 15/10/2012 at 20:25
Quote Posted by Brethren
That video is crazy, mainly the beginning. I don't know what the exact definition of outer space is, but as far as I'm concerned, the dude
is in space. He can see the entire circumference off the planet he's so far up. That's just not what I envisioned when I heard about this video. Completely wild. What an awesome view must have been (briefly) while he was falling. Amazing, I hope we get a helmet cam view someday soon.
Uhm, you do realise the capsule cam had a fish-eye type of lens, right? The curvature of the Earth was a lot less pronounced for him.
Renault on 15/10/2012 at 20:49
Man, I don't care what kind of lens they're using - dude is UP there.
demagogue on 16/10/2012 at 04:45
He was 40 km up, almost to the mesosphere, where meteors burn and streak, though the definition of "space travel" is usually somewhere around 80-100 km. There was still a little atmosphere around him. But he was up there way higher than people ever go short of rockets, no doubt about it. And I think if you're leaving the stratosphere, you've got a good case you're not in Kansas anymore.
Slasher on 17/10/2012 at 22:35
I guess he landed before he even jumped according to inertial observers? :confused:
demagogue on 18/10/2012 at 03:37
Lol
