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i heard on the radio the other day a chap was going to jump off a balloon as it reached the edge of space,hoping to go supersonic.. any idea what happened? ive not heard a thing since..
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I heard that the weather intervened.
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#3 Post by mach1rob »

Weather wasn't suitable, the jump is scheduled to happen tomorrow (Sunday) now, but then I suppose it's down to the weather again.
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#4 Post by jimmyybob »

You can watch it live on youtube.....690mph free fall he is one crazy MoFo.
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#6 Post by jimmyybob »

Well that was tense. free fall at over 700mph.!!! and a perfect landing.
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#7 Post by Mitsuru »

Hears a question, if they used a balloon to get to the edge of space
why are they wasting money on rockets to get that far up when they
could use a balloon to save money and fuel then use smaller engines
to take it the rest of the way.
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#8 Post by jimmyybob »

The balloon would need to be the size of wales to lift the rocket up there but then you wouldn't make enough speed to counteract gravity.
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#9 Post by Mitsuru »

Not if all you are trying to put into pace is a small satalite
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#10 Post by TerryG »

Atficial satellites weigh from a few hundred kg to a few tonnes. You couldn't use a balloon to put one in orbit as 23 miles isn't high enough. The satellite delivering sky TV for example is orbiting at about 22,000 miles.
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