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- "Space Men," which premieres on PBS Tuesday (March 1), covers the research of an Army doctor named John Paul Stapp. Stapp was interested in how the human body would cope with spaceflight. He started his work in the 1940s, years before the Soviet Union's 1957 launch of Sputnik, the world's first artificial satellite.
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John Paul Stapp (July 11, 1910 – November 13, 1999) was an American career U.S. Air Force officer, flight surgeon, physician, biophysicist, and pioneer in studying the effects of acceleration forces on humans.
Country: United States. ‘The Fastest Man on Earth,’ investigated the effects of deceleration and acceleration. Dr. John Paul Stapp earned the title “The Fastest Man Alive” when he rode the Sonic Wind I rocket-propelled sled on December 10, 1954, to a land record speed of 632 mph in five seconds.
Feb 29, 2016 · "Space Men," which premieres on PBS Tuesday (March 1), covers the research of an Army doctor named John Paul Stapp. Stapp was interested in how the human body would cope with spaceflight. He...
Jul 9, 2019 · Aired July 9, 2019. Space Men. They were the first to brave the unknown. In the late 1940s, the notion of space travel lived squarely in the realm of science fiction. But a young Army doctor...
Dec 10, 2019 · Δ. December 10, 1954 Flight surgeon and U.S. Air Force Colonel John Paul Stapp earned the nickname of “Fastest Man on Earth” when he rode a rocket-powered sled up to 632 miles (1,017 kilometers) per hour in five seconds. The 44-year-old Stapp rode that sled, which was called the Sonic Wind, at Holloman Air Force Base….
Aug 22, 2018 · Story. At Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico on December 10, 1954, the Sonic Wind No. 1 rocket sled let loose 40,000 pounds of thrust and propelled United States Air Force flight surgeon Col. John Stapp more than 3,000 feet in a few seconds.
Sep 27, 2014 · Space. John Paul Stapp, a Real Life Rocket (Sled) Man. By Amy Shira Teitel. Posted on Sep 26, 2014 11:53 PM EDT. 5 minute read. In the years after the Second World War, airplanes were...
