Ever imagine jumping 128,000 feet to earth? Felix Baumgartner did and is now a world record holder!
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It’s official, Felix is now the first man on the planet to break the speed of sound with no mechanical propulsion—just him and Earth’s gravity. Talking at the post-jump press conference, he told everyone about the moment in which he exceeded Mach 1. It got really scary, as he thought he was going to lose consciousness during the sudden violent spin that happened after the first seconds of the descent:
“One of the most exciting moments was standing out on top of the world, 30 seconds before stepping off… I felt that the whole world is watching. I said I wish they would see what I see. It was amazing.
There was a time I really thought I was in trouble. I had to decide to fight all the way down and I finally got stable. [this is when he started to spin, apparently out of control.
That spin became so violent it was hard to know how to get out of it. I was able to get it under control and break the speed of sound.
I could feel myself break the speed of sound. I could feel the air building up and then I hit it.”
Yesterday, the Stratus capsule launched in a two-hour journey to the highest point ever achieved by any human using a balloon. Felix reached more than 127,000 feet up in the sky. The door of his capsule opened as the pressure equalized with the atmosphere outside. He pushed his seat forward, got out of the hatch breathing heavily and, as if it was the most normal thing in the world, he jumped away.
Felix Baumgartner Skydives 128,000 Feet! Breaks World Record! was originally published on imc.tv
