US Army flight surgeon Lt. Col. John Paul Stapp rides a rocket sled to 632 mph called the Gee-Whiz then decelerates to zero in seconds to determine if a pilot could eject from an airplane at supersonic speed and live December 10, 1954 at Edwards Air Force Base, CA. Strapp survived 40 times the force of gravity.

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US Army flight surgeon Lt. Col. John Paul Stapp rides a rocket sled to 632 mph called the Gee-Whiz then decelerates to zero in seconds to determine if a pilot could eject from an airplane at supersonic speed and live December 10, 1954 at Edwards Air Force Base, CA. Strapp survived 40 times the force of gravity.

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Location: Edwards Air Force Base, California
Photo credit: © US Air Force Photo / Alamy / Afripics
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