13 Atmosphere

Since the beginning of this jump mission project (Red Bull Stratos) how much has Red Bull spent to pay for the entire jump mission?

$10 million +

In 1960, test pilot Joe Kittinger set a balloon jump record when he fell how many miles back to earth?

19

The work on this jump mission project, known as Red Bull Stratos, began when?

2005

Felix is a professional what?

base jumper

When Felix is put in a chamber and depressurized to 76,000 feet, what happens to water-that could happen to his blood- if unprotected?

bubbling (could cause the body to ooze fluids)

After Felix and his capsule is launched, during the ascent what alarming discovery does Felix make?

face heating is broken

On Sunday, October 14th 2012, Felix Baumgartner becomes the first person to do what?

fall faster than the speed of sound

Moments before his record jump, Joe discovered a hole in his glove. What happened as a result?

hand swelled twice the normal size

Why could the face heating being broken be a problem?

he can't see and won't know when to open his parachute

When Felix jumps and goes supersonic, what happens to him that is really dangerous?

he loses control

Felix went the fastest and highest of any jumper, but what record does Joe Kittinger still hold?

longest free fall

For the last 50 years, how often has Joe been getting calls from people who want to break his record?

monthly

The data from Joe's freefall helped to develop what?

parachutes (escape system for high altitude pilots)

When Joe began his jump mission work with NASA what was he most interested in doing?

testing escape systems for pilots and astronauts

When Felix pushes through the sound barrier to go supersonic, what effect could cause damage to his body?

vibrations (could damage organs)

After regaining control, what other problem does Felix face?

visor fogs up (feels like he could pass out)