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Skydive from the StratosphereAltitude: 50,000 ft Airspeed: 250 mph The air density has increased enough to slow your speed to 250 mph, though that's still not thick enough to keep you alive. If your pressurized suit were to fail now, however, there's a chance that you would survive long enough to reach more hospitable air. . Continue Escape Through Time | Skydive | Human Response Survivor Stories | Pioneers of Survival | Survival Strategies Resources | Teacher's Guide | Transcripts | Site Map | Escape! Home Editor's Picks | Previous Sites | Join Us/E-mail | TV/Web Schedule About NOVA | Teachers | Site Map | Shop | Jobs | Search | To print PBS Online | NOVA Online | WGBH © | Updated November 2000 |