Both World View and Zero2infinity are planning a further safeguard against early balloon failure: Open the capsule’s parachute early, perhaps even before liftoff. With the parachute already deployed, a failure even at a few hundred feet would result in the same drifting landing as if the capsule were descending from on high. And the passengers won’t feel a jolt when the capsule detaches from the balloon. Still, both companies plan to pack several backup chutes (those, should they be needed, would come with the customary jolt).