Felix Baumgartner broke the sound barrier as he skydived from the edge of space today. Check out this awesome photo of Baumgartner at the point right before his jump. Red Bull Stratos broke the world jumping record as he came down from 127,000 feet. … [Read more...] about Felix Baumgartner standing at the edge of space (photo)
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Felix Baumgartner skydives from space; lands safely from 127,000 feet
Felix Baumgartner is an Austrian skydiver and a BASE jumper. Today he set the world record for skydiving 127,000 feet from the edge of space. Baumgartner spent time in the Austrian military where he practiced parachute jumping, including training to land on small target zones. Red Bull Stratos is the name of Baumgartner's most famous project in which he jumped to Earth from … [Read more...] about Felix Baumgartner skydives from space; lands safely from 127,000 feet