I hope this makes it to the blog before it actually starts.
Earliest launch now 11:30AM MDT/17:30 GMT on October 9th
Red Bull Stratos is a mission to the edge of space that will try to surpass human limits that have existed for more than 50 years. Supported by a team of experts, Felix Baumgartner will undertake a stratospheric balloon flight to more than 120,000 feet / 36,576 meters and make a record-breaking freefall jump in the attempt to become the first man to break the speed of sound in freefall (an estimated 690 miles / 1,110 kilometers per hour), while delivering valuable data for medical and scientific advancement.
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Stefan, at 120,000 ft there is practicaly no atmosphere so terminal velocity is much higher and the speed of sound is less.
I heard that the atmosphere wasn't interested in this little game, so it got up and walked off leaving fewer particles to slow a descent ;)
Speed of sound in free fall? What happened to terminal velocity?
unfortunately, it seems that the launch is cancelled due to strong winds.
Sorry for the live feed it's here
https://www.youtube.com/user/redbull/stratos
(and there is a lot more to watch)
http://www.redbullstratos.com/
yep watching it (when it starts moving)
Monroe sent me the link, this is (again) history in the making.
wow