Mr. BAKER: Believe it or not, they have around 80 yards of marabou that's sewn on to a jump suit.

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He is always ready to jump on opportunities when rivals aren't willing or able to follow suit.

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For this jump, the team also worked to create a new generation of space suit for better mobility and visual clarity, studied the effects on the human body of supersonic acceleration and deceleration, developed a new parachute system, and more.

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