What happens to record breaking apparatus when the record breaking is over? It takes up residence in a museum of course. And that is where you will now find the Red Bull Stratos capsule, pressure suit, and an exhibit relating the development and training that got Felix Baumgartner to the highest free fall ever accomplished by a human on October 14. In addition to setting free fall records and being the first person to break the sound barrier without an engine, Baumgartner’s undertaking helped make technological headway in development of potentially lifesaving techniques to enable high altitude emergency escape. Earlier this year, the Red Bull Stratos engineering team, spearheaded by Art Thompson received the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety’s Safety Pioneer award for enabling high altitude parachuting in event of a spacecraft emergency.

The Red Bull Stratos display is a travelling exhibit due to appear in five locations this year. Click here to check out the exhibit and find a location near you. Here are some views from the Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

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Having wandered into professional writing and editing after a decade in engineering, science, and management, Merryl now enjoys reintegrating the dichotomy by bringing space technology and policy within reach of an interested public. After three years as Space Safety Magazine’s Managing Editor, Merryl semi-retired to Visiting Contributor and manager of the campaign to bring the International Space Station collaboration to the attention of the Nobel Peace Prize committee. She keeps her pencil sharp as Proposal Manager for U.S. government contractor CSRA.

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