Monday, October 15, 2012

"Space Dive" Success: Baumgartner Breaks Skydive Record, Sound Barrier


Pilot Felix Baumgartner celebrates after a record-breaking dive.
 I'm coming home," Felix Baumgartner radioed Sunday just before stepping off his 24-mile-high (39-kilometer-high) balloon capsule and into the history books.

He wasted no time getting there: In the process of logging the highest ever jump, Baumgartner reached unprecedented speeds of 833.9 miles (1,342 kilometers) an hour while free-falling in a pressurized suit, according to preliminary data. 

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHtvDA0W34I&list=PLnuf8iyXggLF2b7bYQU5s2FqW1sLE1ywh&feature=player_embedded


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