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Eddie Braun Stuntman
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Eddie Braun launches toward immortality in his 10,000 horsepower steam rocket, the Evel Spirit (Loz Blain/New Atlas)
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Snake River Canyon: not a small jump (Eddie Braun/Disney)
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The moment of reckoning draws near (Eddie Braun/Disney)
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Decades as a professional stuntman have seen Braun upside down in exploding cars many times (Eddie Braun/Disney)
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To infinity and beyond: Eddie accelerates to over 400 mph in less than 4 seconds (Eddie Braun/Disney)
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The Evel Spirit sits dormant on the launch pad before the jump (Eddie Braun/Disney)
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Braun making preparations on the morning of the jump (Eddie Braun/Disney)
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After decades as a faceless stunt man and body double, Eddie Braun is front and center in the new Stuntman doco on Disney Plus (Eddie Braun/Disney)
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Here goes nothing: highly pressurized steam jets out the rear of the Evel Spirit as Braun soars into the record books (Eddie Braun/Disney)
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Live feeds from a battalion of cameras allow the live crew to track Braun's progress when the rocket's in the air (Eddie Braun/Disney)
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The rocket's descent looks calm and peaceful on film, but it hit the ground nose-first so hard that Braun was convinced both his legs were broken (Eddie Braun/Disney)
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The Evel Spirit landed in a bean field more than a mile downrange. It took several minutes for the crew to reach Braun (Eddie Braun/Disney)
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Braun walked away from the jump more or less unscathed, although the monster acceleration forces made him pee blood for days (Eddie Braun/Disney)
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The Evel Spirit, built by Scott Truax from his father Bob Truax's original Sky Cycle design, performed perfectly (Eddie Braun/Disney)
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The entire event was filmed for an extraordinary documentary, now available on Disney Plus worldwide (Eddie Braun/Disney)
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A highly emotional day for Braun and the team (Eddie Braun/Disney)
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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was a keen supporter of the attempt from early on (Eddie Braun)
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Braun with Justin Bieber on the set of a music video (Eddie Braun)
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Braun with Demi Moore and Emilio Estevez on set (Eddie Braun)
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Braun with Cary Elwes, Charlie Sheen and Nicolas Cage on the Stingrays World Tour (Eddie Braun)
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Braun body doubling for Ray Liotta in Unlawful Entry (Eddie Braun)
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On the set of Shadow Conspiracy with Charlie Sheen (Eddie Braun)
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With John Stamos on the set of Disney's Big Shot (Eddie Braun)
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Eddie Braun points skywards in the Evel Spirit (Loz Blain/New Atlas)
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Eddie Braun floats toward a distant bean field aboard the Evel Spirit, and into the history books (Kinsy Daughhetee-Garza/4theriders.com)
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New Atlas's Loz Blain speaks with rocket engineer Scott Truax at the launch site (Joe Salas/4theriders.com)
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Rocket scientist and flying car proponent Dezso Molnar at Snake River Canyon with New Atlas's Loz Blain (Joe Salas/4theriders.com)
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Final hugs for friends and family members before the jump (Joe Salas/4theriders.com)
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Eddie has been a long-time stuntman and body double for Charlie Sheen. Here the pair are on set for Major League (Eddie Braun)
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