Extreme Skydiver Breaks World Records With Dive From Near-Space
- Mon 15 Oct 2012 03:53:AM
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
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