Related old post: http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/7868-Video-of-man-flying-with-quot-bird-wings-quot-(assisted-by-battery-power)?p=125899&viewfull=1#post125899
Almost at altitude, jump is still on. Live Broadcast | Red Bull Stratos - - - Updated - - - Now at about 21 miles above the earth .... live streaming at this distance, amazing amazing amazing.
- - - Updated - - - - - - Updated - - - Wooooooo! Tumbling and then !!!!! stabilized at just over a minute. (Freaked my dogs out with the yelling here!!)
True. But they didn't freefall back to earth (inside a capsule doesn't count). It's not so simple to maintain body balance at terminal velocity - can't imagine how much harder it is at that altitude. A flat spin can knock you out, tumbling can really mess up chute deployment. When he pulled out of the spin, I started yelling. That. Was. Truly. Amazing.
Yeah. Just push off the ISS in the "backwards" direction, and hold up a Captain America shield made of PICA-X to prevent burning up in the atmosphere :biggrin:
Well yeah, while falling, cats can adjust their spin without using air resistance to help: Also, more slow-mo cats: