FreeFly Astronaut Project Olav Zipser Space Suit Intro 2

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WELCOME TO INTERORBITAL

FreeFlyer Olav Zipser

Olav's initial launch will be to an altitude of 40 km (131,000 ft) on an IOS SR 145 rocket. The 40-km world record attempt is the first in a series of increasingly higher altitude jumps, culminating in a FreeFly reentry from low earth orbit. Data from Olav's jumps will be applied to the continual development of an emergency orbital reentry spacesuit for orbital rescue operations.

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Does a man without an aircraft have the ability to survive supersonic speeds? Answering that question might benefit our military pilots who fly high altitude missions up to 80,000 feet, and astronauts looking for a way to leave a broken spacecraft. Who knows how many people will visit space in the future as a tourist destination. That’s the great thing about this project, the positive impacts could go on forever. The contribution to science never ends.