Felix Baumgartner to make skydive from space
Austrian adventurer Felix Baumgartner has announced that he will make his record attempt for the highest skydive in history later this year.The Red Bull Stratos mission will see the 41-year-old jump from a balloon in the stratosphere from an altitude of 36,576 meters (120,000 feet) and perform a record-breaking freefall.
This means Baumgartner would fall so fast he could become the first person to break the speed of sound unaided by a machine.
While simultaneously collecting data never obtained before for the advancement of medical science he could break a total of four world records… hopefully that's all he'll be breaking.
Baumgartner has already completed record-breaking B.A.S.E jumps in some of the world’s most spectacular locations, such as the World Financial Center T101 in Taipei, one of the world’s tallest buildings.
The leap from the edge of space will nevertheless be an entry into a new dimension even for him. It is a step into the unknown.
A team of leading technicians and scientists has spent the past five years developing the equipment and safety protocols necessary to assure the safe completion of the mission.
Red Bull Stratos will attempt to break four records at the same time that have remained unbroken for more than 50 years: the highest manned balloon flight 36,576 meters / 120,000 feet), the highest skydive, the first person to break the speed of sound during freefall, and the longest freefall (about 5 minutes 30 seconds).
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