How did felix baumgartner survive the super sonic free fall without burning up in the atmosphere ?

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How did felix baumgartner survive the super sonic free fall without burning up in the atmosphere ?

Jeffrey K · Accepted Answer

A spacecraft that was in orbit is moving horizontally at 17,500 miles per hour when it enters the atmosphere. It is this speed that causes it to burn up without heat shields. If you start with no horizontal velocity and just fall downward due to gravity, you reach terminal velocity and never reach the high speed needed to burn up.

Anonym · Answer

He went tagless and wore Hanes.

Robin W · Answer

He fell at terminal velocity, not super-sonic speed.

quantumclaustrophobe · Answer

His speed started at zero;  he accelerated as he fell - and, at extreme altitude, the speed of sound is much less than it is at sea level... so, he wasn’t moving fast enough to generate a large amount of heat.

? · Answer

There was no such danger, if anything, he could have froze up without the gear. People without gear have jumped before from similar heights.

How did felix baumgartner survive the super sonic free fall without burning up in the atmosphere ?

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