A man named Felix Baumgartner broke several records today including the highest manned flight in a balloon, the highest jump ever and the fastest freefall ever. Baumgartner went over 700 miles per hour and became the first man to break the sound barrier outside of a plane.
During his record-breaking freefall from space Sunday morning near Roswell, New Mexico, he went over 700 mph as he fell 128,000 feet to the earth.
“The whole world is watching,” Baumgartner said before he jumped. “I wish you could see what I could see.”
During the first 35 seconds of his leap, Baumgartner reportedly accelerated from zero to 690 miles per hour, making him supersonic for almost a minute of the leap, which lasted nearly 10 minutes in total. The entire jump was more than 24 miles into the sky.
Baumgartner has been training for this jump for five years, including a practice jump in July from 18.5 miles above earth.
“I want to break the speed of sound, no matter what it takes,” Baumgartner said before his attempt.
His jump was televised live on the Internet and was watched by more than 8 million people around the world.
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