New Mexico Museum of Space History 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 ...
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John Stapp did not climb onto a rocket sled to become a legend. He did it to answer a terrifying question: how much force can a human body survive when a pilot ejects at extreme speed? In 1954, Stapp ...