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    Felix Baumgartner planning 120,000-foot plunge

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Barely any oxygen.

Temperatures.

Well below freezing.

But Felix Baumgartner is going 23.

Miles into the stratosphere.

And jumping out of a capsule attached to helium balloon.

Nothing but a parachute.

And a pressure suit.

To keep his blood from boiling which can happen at these altitudes at 120000.

Feet and is expected to be the highest jump in history.

Felix who hopes to make that history's.

She's Trainor retired air force colonel Joseph kidding here.

Colonel can -- holds the current world record with a jump from over a 102000.

-- way back in 1960 what an honor to have both of you here.

It's incredible attack had a year.

You know Felix did you know that's sort of the thing that kids grabbing my attention in this this issue of the Armstrong line as it's known -- going beyond that.

In altitude literally -- are our bodies are not made for that and and the blood can begin to literally -- at that level what do you do to prevent that from happening.

Well that's the reason why are we gonna use the next generation pressure suit which you can -- right here this is also my my helmet.

And I think trained to use this -- which is not easy freefall.

Skydiving and that's who becomes really difficult perhaps -- a lot of questions so I'm good yeah.

And you know Joseph -- you have really been such an inspiration to him what do you tell him about.

The mental preparation which -- to be so important because if you if you panic I would imagine you're gonna you know that the simple matter too much right.

Well he's not gonna patting.

They what I hear they have this thing that thing.

When I did -- -- fifty years ago that the three -- Confidence in your equipment comes in unity and -- yourself and years -- story.

And you have tired US air force and in you will hold that the current record.

Felix to just take everybody through it exactly in real quickly -- what's gonna happen how how you -- -- jump and what are sort of the most important points.

While I'm gonna -- that precious it.

And I have to brief brief pure oxygen for almost an hour to get rid of almanac the two bubbles in my -- system.

I'm -- myself in a pressure capsule which is hanging on anything healing balloon.

And it takes about three hours without traffic to go all the way up.

And enough of FiOS and he -- right and US traffic at bats and yeah.

I have to be honest and gonna be -- rest -- capsule and -- -- about which is it proper procedure about 43 steps that we have been trained.

The last couple years to make it perfect you know -- I'm climbing out of standing there.

Probably set a little prayer and -- getting off and then within the first thirty seconds -- -- accelerate so fast to break the speed of sound.

And human.

Human body breaking the speed of sound that's -- first as I understand -- as well.

In -- eight I guess I mean we can't take out of this it's everybody can check it out because it is it's super -- -- is hanging hare stadium and a look at it.

Out at I would be remiss to not ask you the most basic about questions -- -- are.

Would you want to do that.

Yes well I'm a very competitive person you know like the challenge and I have -- much interest to myself the last couple years I've been base -- Pump -- off the -- -- -- addition there at the highest Billings in the world.

And this is that -- a different ball game you know this is a science project.

It's very interesting and took it into was always my childhood hero when I was little kid it's just got ever I was looking up to -- -- -- And Elvis admired what he did back in the sixties and never thought the number one is gonna break his record nine and -- -- the chance that we'll definitely.

Innovation blackened and and and -- says an honor to have both of you here.

Currently -- well of course we'll look for a sometime this summer the conditions have to be just right so you'll let us now.

When you're ready to go and what will be will be watching -- the rest the world thank you sound like just wish -- best of luck to colonel pleasure me.

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