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- Baumgartner, 43, set the new record for the world's highest skydive when he jumped from an altitude of 128,097 feet (39,044 meters) — the equivalent of just over 24 miles (39 kilometers) —and broke the sound barrier during his long descent back to Earth.
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Oct 14, 2012 · Pilot Felix Baumgartner exults after landing on his feet in Roswell, New Mexico, Sunday. Photograph courtesy Balazs Gardi, Red Bull Content Pool. "Space Dive" Success: Baumgartner Breaks...
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Oct 15, 2023 · On October 14, 2012, Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner broke the world record for the highest skydive ever completed. He jumped from a capsule attached to a helium balloon at an altitude of 39 kilometers, or 128,100 feet, breaking the sound barrier during his freefall and reaching a top speed of more than 1,300 kilometers per hour.
Oct 14, 2012 · 14 October 2012. By Jonathan Amos. Science correspondent. Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner is diving to Earth on his mission to break a series of freefall records. His giant helium balloon...
Oct 14, 2012 · Oct 14, 2012 5:43 PM. Felix Baumgartner completes 24-mile skydive from space to Earth. Felix Baumgartner took his stratospheric leap from 128,097 feet on Sunday and landed safely on both feet...
Oct 15, 2012 · On Sunday, Felix Baumgartner finally found his window to ascend 23.5 miles through the Earth’s ever-thinning atmosphere and plummet back to the surface in a free-fall that lasted for more than...
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Oct 14, 2012 · NHL. F1. Golf. The amazing world of sport. Felix Baumgartner makes record-breaking skydive from space – video. Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner jumps from more than 24 miles above...
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Sep 13, 2010 · In 1959 and 1960, he made a series of three jumps from different altitudes—76,400, 74,700, and 102,800 feet—that nearly killed him but set a standard for high-altitude sky diving that has lasted...