Jumping to Earth from the edge of space is no mean feat. Not only are you dropping like a stone, there’s also the minor issue of your blood boiling as you do so. These are challenges daredevil Felix Baumgartner and the Red Bull Stratos team will be taking head-on — literally — with their record-breaking 120,000 foot “spacedive.” To ensure Baumgartner lives to claim his honors, the Stratos team is using a custom spacesuit.
via Engadget
February 9, 2012
