Originally Posted by Vendzilla

If you watch the video, he used a tether of some sorts to wrap around himself and attach to the person with the parachute, The Challenger will have no such device on the second life line, he will have to do it by just holding on. Also this was from a Hot Air Balloon, which means there is air there. They can not fly higher than the atmosphere. The Challenger will be diving from a much higher height, 50,300 ft or 9.53 miles. There is no air at that height and he will not be using any Oxygen. While that guy was nuts, the Challenger is beyond nuts in my book!