Felix Baumgartner Sets Jump Height & Speed Record

Felix Baumgartner Sets Jump Height & Speed RecordOn Sunday, October 14, 2012, Austrian parachutist Felix Baumgartner stepped out of his balloon-borne pressurized capsule at a record-setting height of 128,000 feet and became the first man to break the sound barrier during free fall (1.24 Mach). The previous record had been set way back in 1960 by Joe Kittinger, who handled communications with Felix during his stunt. Felix missed breaking Joe's free fall duration record by a mere 6 seconds. Red Bull sponsored the Stratos project.

Posted  2012