How did felix baumgartner free fall, passing mach 1 and surviving, and what levels of g would he have experienced

Question: How did felix baumgartner free fall, passing mach 1 and surviving, and what levels of g would he have experienced
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  human body,
  physics
Asked by chat520goad to Kirsty L on 18 Mar 2025.
- Kirsty Lindsay answered on 18 Mar 2025:
  
  Felix Baumgartner set the recorded for the highest balloon jump as part of the Redbull Stratos Mission. He was wearing a full pressure suit that kept his alive.
  
  While he was falling he experienced zero gravity ( this is what free fall means). I couldn’t find the g-loads specifically for this jump, but a typical high-velocity military jump landing can be up to 17x bodyweight at the point of landing.

Question: How did felix baumgartner free fall, passing mach 1 and surviving, and what levels of g would he have experienced