The greatest jump test 3

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

19 miles

the work on this jump mission project, known as 'Red Bull Stratos' began when? and since then, how much has Red Bull spent to pay for the entire jump mission?

2005 (7 year project), spent $10 million

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

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

fall faster than the speed of sound

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

getting escape systems for pilots and astronauts

after Felix and his capsule is launched, during the ascent, what 'alarming discovery' does Felix make? and why could this be a problem?

he doesn't have face heating, his visor will fog up and he won't be able to see his jump instruments

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

he lost control, started spinning

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

his hand started swelling twice it's normal size

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

longest jump ever

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 fretful helped to develop what?

parachute escape system for high altitude pilots

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

vibrations of one part of the body in supersonic when one part isn't

after regaining control, what other problem does Felix encounter?

visor fogs up