Apart from perhaps the risk of asphyxiating first or being blown away by the escaping gasses probably yes on a good day with a trailing wind. Kubrick was meticulous about getting the details right in filming 2001.
The zero gravity sequences in the shuttle were particularly well done.
ISTR some of the stop motion sequences and heads up displays took almost forever to film because he wanted it all tack sharp. A decade and a half later the humble Beebon could do it in realtime a la Elite.