Felix Baumgartner Parachutes Himself from Stratosphere in Record 39-Kilometer Jump
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The spacesuit Felix Baumgartner used for his jump.
Felix Baumgartner before the jump
The infographics by Gazeta Wyborcza
Felix Baumgartner set three world records when he parachuted himself from stratosphere from the height of a bit more than 39km.
This is thrice higher than usual passenger jet altitude.
The jump — which was the second attempt as the first one was delayed due to bad weather — was a success despite some troubles with heating of his helmet sun visor and active spinning in thin air.
Felix set three world record: he became the first man who reached the sonic speed (1,137km per hour) skydiving, he bet the balloon flight height record and last — but not the least — he became the first man to jump from such an enormous height.
The jump has definitely become the new victory of human and science over dangerous nature.