Felix Baumgartner



"The launch was originally scheduled for 9 October 2012, but was aborted due to adverse weather conditions. Launch was rescheduled and the mission instead took place on 14 October 2012 when Baumgartner landed in eastern New Mexico after jumping from a world record 127,852 feet (38969.3 m). On the basis of updated data, Baumgartner also set the record for the highest manned balloon flight (at the same height) and fastest speed of free fall at 843.6 mph (1357.64 km/h), making him the first human to break the sound barrieroutside of a vehicle. Baumgartner was in free fall for 4 minutes and 19 seconds, 17 seconds short of mentor Joseph Kittinger's 1960 jump."

Opinion: That's really amazing, a human has gone faster than the sound. However Felix Baumgartner was an expert doing this jumps, but he is a bite crazy, the feeling he should sense will be very intense and he could die easily. That jump is only available for the strongest people but if I ever can do a save jump as hight as Felix, I think that I will try it. Always if I have any risk. This jump was followed around the world, I saw it in TV programme, and somebody were very worried because Felix lost the control of his body for some minutes, if he didn't control his body he could broke bones and die. When he jumped from the balloon to the earth everybody was expecting like when the humans put the feet on the moon. That jump will pass to the history because it's a demonstration of the human power. Maybe another crazy man will beat the record using better technology. 
I have talked about the jump but the happiest moment was when he landed and he could stand up. So how it's logical he beat three more than one record in a jump.   


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