Lots of people go skydiving. They jump out of an airplane, with a parachute, and sail down to Earth.

But on October 14, Felix Baumgartner took it to new heights.

Space.

Well, near-space, anyway.

Baumgartner rode in a helium balloon 39 kilometers above New Mexico.

And then he jumped out.

It sounds simple, but it was far from it.

Source: Extreme Skydiver Breaks World Records With Dive From Near-Space


David Cottle

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