This proves to me that all the fire and heat associated with landing space craft is about slowing down from orbital velocity, not altitude.
On March 15, 2012, Austria’s Felix Baumgartner jumped out of a space capsule from an altitude of approximately 71,580 feet as the Red Bull Stratos project moved forward into the manned flight stage in New Mexico. The 42-year-old rode the space capsule attached to a giant helium balloon above the so-called “Armstrong Line.” The goal of the Red Bull Stratos project is to see Baumgartner attempt a record-breaking freefall from 120,000 feet this summer where he’ll potentially become the first man to go supersonic without the support of a vehicle.
Anybody know who made the fittings and components for the space capsule, space suit, and breathing systems?
Precision machinists did!
Felix Baumgartner and Red Bull Stratos Team put them to quite a test!
Happy Landing!
See the video here: