50,000 feet [15,200 meters], then starts to rise.” At this point in the ascent, I know that… INFER: the temperature was -36 degrees by heavy clothes and Fahrenheit, yet Kittinger is “Burdened gear, I begin to pay the physical sweating. Why? toll for my altitude. Every move demands a high cost in energy. My eyes smart from the fierce glare of the sun. When it beams in the gondola door on my left side, I feel the effect of strong radiation and begin to sweat. On my right side, mostly in shadow, heat escaping from my garments makes a vapor like steam.” TIME: JUMP AND DESCENT Text Excerpt (Kittinger’s personal My Background Knowledge My Inference account) I know that… Why doesn’t Kittinger hear zero I step into space. No anything? Why does he dread the “At wind whistles or billows my flat spin? clothing. I have absolutely no sensation of the increasing speed with which I fall…When the 6-foot [180-centimeter] stabilization canopy pops out, I already have dropped to about 96,000 feet [29,300 meters]. I am delighted to find myself perfectly anchored against the dreaded flat spin. I turn with ease by sticking out an arm and leg.” I know that… What is the blanket” “thick to which Kittinger refers? 21,000 feet [6,400 meters] the “At thick blanket envelops me. Some 3,500 feet [1,000 meters] lower, and 4 minutes, 38 seconds after my fall began, my main canopy pops open. I can see neither sky nor ground, but I know the worst is over.” Excerpts retrieved from (Kittenger, Capt.Joseph W., December, 1960). Engineering Design Process Starting Date: __________ Completion Date: __________
50,000 feet [15,200 meters], then starts to rise.” “Burdened by heavy clothes and gear, I begin to pay the physical toll for my altitude. Every move demands a high cost in energy. My eyes smart from the fierce glare of the sun. When it beams in the gondola door on my left side, I feel the effect of strong radiation and begin to sweat. On my right side, mostly in shadow, heat escaping from my garments makes a vapor like steam.” I know that… INFER: At this point in the ascent, the temperature was -36 degrees Fahrenheit, yet Kittinger is sweating. Why? TIME: JUMP AND DESCENT Text Excerpt (Kittinger’s personal account) My Background Knowledge My Inference “At zero I step into space. No wind whistles or billows my clothing. I have absolutely no sensation of the increasing speed with which I fall…When the 6-foot [180-centimeter] stabilization canopy pops out, I already have dropped to about 96,000 feet [29,300 meters]. I am delighted to find myself perfectly anchored against the dreaded flat spin. I turn with ease by sticking out an arm and leg.” I know that… Why doesn’t Kittinger hear anything? Why does he dread the flat spin? “At 21,000 feet [6,400 meters] the thick blanket envelops me. Some 3,500 feet [1,000 meters] lower, and 4 minutes, 38 seconds after my fall began, my main canopy pops open. I can see neither sky nor ground, but I know the worst is over.” I know that… What is the “thick blanket” to which Kittinger refers? Excerpts retrieved from (Kittenger, Capt.Joseph W., December, 1960). Engineering Design Process Starting Date: __________ Completion Date: __________
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