Meg Urry : Felix Baumgartner risked death when he skydived , but was it worth it ? Urry : Let 's not confuse a daredevil with a scientist . A daredevil is someone who takes risks and does things that are dangerous or unusual to do in order to prove they're brave enough to take those risks. Urry : Or , astronauts could test suits outside the International Space Station , which is moving roughly 10 times faster than Baumgartner , in a much thinner atmosphere about 300 miles above the Earth , the real conditions that astronauts might face on a space walk . The jump was thrilling , but stunts should n't crowd out genuine progress in science .
Meg Urry : Felix Baumgartner risked death when he skydived , but was it worth it ? Urry : Let 's not confuse a daredevil with a scientist . A daredevil is someone who takes risks and does things that are dangerous or unusual to do in order to prove they're brave enough to take those risks. Urry : The jump was thrilling , but stunts should n't crowd out genuine progress in science .