Supersonic Skydive From Edge of Space - Animated

Wednesday, July 25, 2012 - 15:00 in Earth & Climate

Felix Baumgartner hopes to become the first human to break the speed of sound in a freefall. He intends to jump out of a balloon hoisted capsule at 120,000 feet. On July 25th, he completed his final test jump from 96,640 feet.

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