2013 MARCH / Vol. 5 / No. 3 /
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43-year-old in a "flat spin" position
for about 13 seconds He was able
to stabilize his trajectory using his
skydiving skills. All physiologic
data were well within anticipated
parameters, never exceeding safety
margins. (For example, the G
meter worn on Baumgartner's wrist
never experienced the 6 continuous
seconds at 3.5 G that would
have triggered deployment of his
stabilization parachute; in fact the
area of most concern, Baumgartner's
cranial region, remained under 2
G for the duration of his spin.)
Baumgartner described the
freefall sensation as he accelerated
to and through the sound barrier:
"It feels like you are floating into
space, and then you pick up speed
very fast but you don't feel the air
because the air density is so low.
For almost 35 seconds I couldn't
sense the air around me because
basically there was none. That kind
of helpless feeling is annoying as
a professional skydiver. And then
when you finally enter a thicker
air layer you have to keep yourself
completely symmetrical because
otherwise you start spinning,
which is what happened to me."
Space suit
and parachute
The mission achieved many science
innovation milestones such as:
the development and validation of
pressure suit and personal parachute
rig innovations; the development of
new medical treatment protocols,
including a protocol for the
condition of ebullism anticipated
to become the new standard of
care; and the introduction of a
"reefed" parachute system to
the task of high-altitude payload
recovery, offering potential benefits
for both passengers and cargo.
Baumgartner's space suit was
custom designed to provide the
mobility necessary for controlled
freefall, as well as modifications
to enhance visual acuity, GPS
tracking and thermal protection.
"He could have gone to the moon
in that suit, but yet he was also
able to fall in a head-down position
and be comfortable inside it,"
said Mike Todd, the life support
engineer from Sage Cheshire
Aerospace who personally dressed
Baumgartner for every jump.
Following weeks of post-mission
analysis, Brian Utley, Official
Observer for the Contest and
Records Board of the United States'
National Aeronautic Association,
was able to provide updates to the
World Record figures currently
under review for confirmation
by the Fédération Aéronautique
Internationale governing body
(a process that typically requires
an extended timeframe):
Maximum Vertical Speed:
*
1,357.6 kmh / 843.6 mph / Mach 1.25
Previous estimate
:
1,342.8 kmh / 833.9 mph / Mach 1.24
Highest Exit (Jump) Altitude:
38,969.4 m / 127,852.4 ft
Previous estimate:
39,045 m / 128,100 ft
Vertical Freefall Distance:*
36,402.6 m / 119,431.1 ft
Previous estimate:
36,529 m / 119,846 ft
*without drogue or stabilization device
Utley pointed out that
Baumgartner's jump altitude was
a "quantum" 24-percent higher
than the previously known highest
exit altitude, Joe Kittinger's
1960 jump from 31,333 meters /
102,800 feet. He also reconfirmed
Baumgartner's originally stated
freefall time: 4 minutes, 20 seconds,
and noted that Baumgartner's
balloon reached a peak altitude of
39,068.5 meters / 128,177.5 feet,
the highest manned ascent known,
before descending slightly as the
Austrian prepared to jump.
Utley pointed out that the
Maximum Vertical Speed category
is a new one for the FAI, established
especially to accommodate the
groundbreaking nature of the
Red Bull Stratos program.
Research Continues
The Red Bull Stratos team continues
to analyze deeper layers of data, with
results to be shared in venues such as
journal publications and conferences.
But the true legacy of the mission
will become apparent as new projects
and programs take inspiration
from the information provided by
Baumgartner's mission to make
pioneering efforts of their own.
"The experts who contributed
to the mission are extraordinary
it really takes the best people
in the world to successfully
complete a project like Red Bull
Stratos," Baumgartner said.
"They safeguarded my life, and in
doing so, they broke boundaries
in their own fields just as surely
as I broke the sound barrier."
He added: "I can think of
no greater honor for myself or
for this team than to know that
people informed by our mission
will use the data to take aerospace
safety to the next level; or to spark
children's interest in science; or
simply as inspiration to pursue
their own goals. I look forward to
seeing what the realization of their
dreams holds for all of us." ·