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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe speed of sound without a plane ....
Daredevil jumps into record books from 24 miles above EarthFelix Baumgartner is the first free-falling human to break the sound barrier, leaping from the stratosphere above New Mexico from a balloon-lifted capsule.
With a short salute and a small step forward, Felix Baumgartner leapt from a capsule perched more than 24 miles above a barren New Mexico desert and landed safely, setting a world record for the highest sky dive.
"Sometimes you have to go up really high to understand how small you are," Baumgartner said before stepping off a small ledge on the outside of a capsule lifted into the stratosphere by a helium-filled balloon. "I'm going home now."
Baumgartner, 43, hit speeds of nearly 834 mph, becoming the first free-falling human to crack the sound barrier. He also set a record for the highest altitude manned balloon flight at 128,097 feet above the Earth about a mile higher than expected.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-space-jump-20121015,0,351680.story
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The speed of sound without a plane .... (Original Post)
MindMover
Oct 2012
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calimary
(81,466 posts)1. What a great quote!
"Sometimes you have to go up really high to understand how small you are," Baumgartner said before stepping off a small ledge on the outside of a capsule lifted into the stratosphere by a helium-filled balloon.
HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)3. Was it his speed that cost him the record for longest duration free-fall?
Last I heard, he had missed the previous record by a handful of seconds.
Ichingcarpenter
(36,988 posts)4. If he broke the speed of sound then
somebody needs to fix it. You can't just go breaking things and expect the world and others to fix it....... geez