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In low earth orbit, an astronaut abandons his doomed craft and returns to earth.


Watching the Felix Baumgartner jump was one of the highlights of the year for me. I was really blown away, and this is my homage to that moment: a theoretical look at what advances his jump could bring for space exploration and astronaut survivability. In this case it's a specialized hardened suit that can allow for re-entry from low earth orbit. Not a jump you want to make, but when you have to you'll want to be wearing this suit.
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Mood: Joy ~txsnew Apr 26, 2013
Hey! It was real concept for new sport, but this one looks more safe.
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*Gabzx18x Apr 19, 2013
this is great, so original!
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~jocax188723 Mar 31, 2013
Very very cool. You've heard of MOOSE, though, right?
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*dfacto Apr 1, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
No I had not heard of that until now! Very cool, though going blind and ass-first into the atmosphere with 10 inches of foam between you and the superheated plasma sounds absolutely terrifying, especially in 1960!
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~joulester Mar 24, 2013  Professional General Artist
'Not a jump you want to make, but when you have to you'll want to be wearing this suit.'
And if it's a jump that I have to take, I bet it'll be a life-changing experience that is as memorable as it is terrible and exciting.

I love this very innovative concept. Great, profound thought and design.
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Mood: Eye Candy ~plasmasun Mar 20, 2013
:O
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~Pickle-Soup Feb 14, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
+1
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~CryonIndustries Dec 27, 2012
That's just straight up awesome.
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~1Wyrmshadow1 Dec 26, 2012
Sorry to rain on your parade, but a more practical but far less cool looking design would be an inflatable cone shape that would be large enough for the astronaut to still be FAR away from the hot gasses.

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*dfacto Dec 28, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
That's probably the best solution, but one way or another I'm dubious that an object that small with a flailing human body in the center would be able to reenter with any guarantee of stability. You'd probably need a small capsule to do it.

But in the meantime, I'll imagine you can just base jump your way back to earth. :D
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