Headlines: Felix Baumgartner Stratosphere Jump
Daredevil Felix Baumgartner has broken the record for highest-ever sky dive, and also became the first man to intentionally break the sound barrier after jumping from a capsule positioned in the stratosphere – nearly 39 kilometers in the air.
“Mission accomplished!” he wrote on Twitter as soon as he landed.
The Austrian skydiver appeared anxious but in control throughout the mission, but his family could barely watch, covering their faces with their hands.
After two aborted attempts last week due to high winds that blew over the fragile balloon that was to lift Baumgartner, the mission finally set off after several delays on Sunday.
‘Fearless Felix’ dives from the stratosphere, breaks the sound barrier (PHOTOS) http://ow.ly/eti36
Felix Baumgartner (born 20 April 1969) is an Austrian skydiver and a BASE jumper. He set the world record for skydiving 127,000 feet in the sky on October 14, 2012. He is also renowned for the particularly dangerous nature of the stunts he has performed during his career.
Baumgartner spent time in the Austrian military where he practiced parachute jumping, including training to land on small target zones.
Baumgartner's most recent project was Red Bull Stratos, in which he jumped to Earth from a helium balloon in the stratosphere on 14 October 2012. As part of said project, he reached the altitude record for a manned balloon flight.
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