After flying to an altitude of 128,100 feet (39,045 meters) in a helium-filled balloon, Felix Baumgartner completed a record breaking jump from the edge of space. Felix reached a maximum speed of 833 mph (1,342.8 km/h) through the near vacuum of the stratosphere before being slowed by the atmosphere later during his 4:20 minute long freefall.
The 43-year-old Austrian skydiving expert also broke two other world records (highest freefall, highest manned balloon flight), leaving the one for the longest freefall to project mentor Colonel Joe Kittinger.
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Watched this at the edge of my seat. Mighty impressive when he went into a spin and got out of it.
I watched the live stream too. And that was indeed a scary moment.
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