Experts hope skydiver’s feat may someday save lives of pilots, space travelers

By MARCIA DUNN
Associated Press
Thursday, October 18th, 2012
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Felix Baumgartner’s death-defying jump from a balloon 24 miles above Earth yielded important information about the punishing effects of extreme speed and altitude on the human body.

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