Free Fall at 96,640 Feet

Written by Pat's Papers | Thursday, 26 July 2012 6:58 PM

Felix Baumgartner took an early morning dive yesterday—not in a swimming pool, but out of a “balloon carrying a pressurized capsule floating 96,640 feet above earth,” says the LA Times. Baumgartner is attempting to break a world record for the longest free-fall jump. Called Stratos and sponsored by Red Bull, the project will wrap up after Baumgartner’s next and final mission in which he’s expected to break the sound barrier, making him the first free-falling human to go supersonic.

SOURCE: LA Times

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