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[miauw62]

Considering the physics of KSP, you just might.

[Dutrius]

Considering the physics of KSP, you just might.

Only if Jeb is piloting, though.

[Morrigi]

I cannot help but wonder how the hell the second guy survived the SpaceShipTwo.

[BFEL]

So, random thought.

What would it take to turn the Yellowstone Supervolcano into a giant rocket and fly the Earth around?

Like, how would you have to modify the mountain to get some good thrust going?

Should probably ask the XKCD guy

[LordSlowpoke]

you would not get enough delta v out of it to influence the orbit in any meaningful fashion

not in any way i can think of anyway

[Arx]

Setting off the entire U.S. nuclear arsenal in the caldera might destabilise orbit.

[10ebbor10]

Indeed. The Yellowstone volcano isn't capable of ejecting debris out of earth's gravitational field, so you don't get much thrust.

[Octobomb]

Turn on, release, bail.

The shock from the explosions might launch you!

According to legend (if it's true or not, I don't know) this actually occurred once in WW2. A pilot fighting in the Blitz over London ejected and his parachute failed. His life was saved by the explosion of a bomb hitting the train station below.

[Dutrius]

Turn on, release, bail.

The shock from the explosions might launch you!

According to legend (if it's true or not, I don't know) this actually occurred once in WW2. A pilot fighting in the Blitz over London ejected and his parachute failed. His life was saved by the explosion of a bomb hitting the train station below.

Yeah, pretty sure that is a myth. If the fall doesn't kill you, the bomb going off just below you would.

[Supercharazad]

The blast from a bomb won't necessarily kill you if you're far enough away. If he was just far enough away from the blast that it didn't wreck his body, but not so far that it failed to slow him down sufficiently (or allowed him to speed back up to terminal velocity) and he somehow didn't get hit by any shrapnel, it's possible that he could have survived.
Unlikely on the level that it happening could be considered a miracle, but still possible.

[Arx]

Space Ship Two crash might have been a wing problem.

[10ebbor10]

Philae to land on Comet in 6 days.


On a side note, it appears that the Antares launch failure might have been caused by a turbopump failure, in which case the compagny will likely be forced to replace their engines.

[Dutchling]

Spoiler: look at how they got it there (click to show/hide)

pretty sure it was one big accident

[10ebbor10]

Fun fact, at a certain point Rosetta was identified as a dangerous Near Earth Orbit on a collision course with Earth.

[mainiac]

Spoiler: look at how they got it there (click to show/hide)

pretty sure it was one big accident

That is a thing of beauty.