Baumgartner’s heart and respiratory rate at key milestones:
O2 prebreathe Launch Ascent Egress from capsule Jump Weightless (initial fall) Mach 1.25 Overall freefall Parachute descent Landing Recovery flight
Heart Rate (beats per minute) 40-100 120 60-100 155-185 176 169 169 155-175 155-180 163 100
Respiratory Rate (breaths per minute) 10-16 17 20-30 20-30 30 30 32 30-43 26-34 33 18
COMPARISON OF BAUMGARTNER’S STRATOSPHERIC JUMPS March 15, 2012 21,828.3 m 71,615.2 ft 6.1 sec 140–180 bpm 22.1–33.8
July 25, 2012 29,610.0 m 97,145.7 ft 9.3 sec 115–182 bpm 25.0–39.2
Exit (jump) altitude Time < 0.1G* Heart rate Respiratory rate Opening shock 3.21g 3.49g Landing shock 4.06g 4.11g *0.1 G is considered absolute weightlessness
Oct. 14, 2012 38,969.4 m 127,852.4 ft 25.2 sec 143–185 bpm 26.0–43.1 3.27g 3.40g
RISKS AVERTED/MANAGED Careful planning helped the team to avert number of possible conditions, including: • • • •
Hypoxia Ebullism Undue temperature exposure Decompression sickness
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