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From: csa18@seq1.keele.ac.uk (R.J. Husmo)
Newsgroups: rec.skydiving
Subject: Re: Skydiving at supersonic airspeeds
Message-ID: <1265@keele.keele.ac.uk>
Date: 26 Jun 91 07:24:46 GMT
References: <1991Jun24.135815.8781@cc.curtin.edu.au> <996@lhdsy1.chevron.com>
Reply-To: csa18@seq1.kl.ac.uk (R.J. Husmo)
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In article <996@lhdsy1.chevron.com> yzarn@lhdsy1.chevron.com (Philip Yzarn de Louraille) writes:
>but going supersonic at high altitude is nothing to scream
>about.

Because, in space, no-one can hear you scream.

Sorry about that, honest!
Back to the 'Skydiving at supersonic airspeeds' discussion, as it is
getting quite interesting. I always wanted to skydive from ORBIT, myself.
(No, this time I am being perfectly serious.)
I have already had comments like: 'If you fall any faster now, you'll need
tiles on your jumpsuit.'

Would anybody like to comment on the problems with such an undertaking?
Apart from how to get into orbit in the first place, of course.

Blue skies,

Radar.