Watch Felix Baumgartner's epic, record breaking jump from the edge of space.
Felix Baumgartner's supersonic freefall from 128k' - Mission Highlights
"Supported by a team of experts, Felix ascended in a helium balloon to an altitude of 120,000 ft / 36,576 m where he took a leap of faith into the unknown in an attempt to become the first person to break the speed of sound during freefall." -redbull
Video description:
After flying to an altitude of 39,045 meters (128,100 feet) in a helium-filled balloon, Felix Baumgartner completed a record breaking jump for the ages from the edge of space, exactly 65 years after Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier flying in an experimental rocket-powered airplane. Felix reached a maximum of speed of 1,342.8 km/h (833mph) 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 Col. Joe Kittinger.
