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14 october 2012
On Sunday afternoon, in Roswell, New Mexico, Red Bull Stratos, the mission to the edge of space, made history, with Felix Baumgartner breaking the speed of sound barrier during his 128,000 feet jump back to earth...
In front of a global audience of millions who watched the mission live, Felix took off, ascending to a total of 24.5 miles in a stratospheric balloon before jumping out. While standing outside his capsule preparing to jump from the edge of space Felix said, "'Sometimes you have to go really high to understand how small you are."
After accelerating to a top speed of 1342.8 km/h during a freefall of 4m 19s, Felix deployed his parachute, landing safely on the ground and toppling records that have stood for more than 50 years. In total, Felix's freefall saw him drop 119,846 feet before deploying his parachute
As Felix dropped to his knees, raising his fists in triumph, it was a case of mission accomplished as the team celebrated the unique achievement which includes the breaking of three world records and which will also provide future aerospace projects with a wealth of research and data.