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The Austrian made the jump from the stratosphere (17 photos + video)
Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner has made October 14 a jump from a height of 38 kilometers above the US state of New Mexico.
43-year-old Austrian Baumgartner ascended to a height of 38,600 meters in a capsule attached to the balloon.
During the fall parachutist exceeded the speed of 1,100 kilometers per hour. The entire flight took less than ten minutes.
After a safe landing athlete was taken by helicopter to the airport Roswell.
By the way, these were among our heroes - Evgeny Andreev (Read more here)
Previously, "jump from Space" was repeatedly postponed due to weather conditions.
Training jump from a height of 29 kilometers of Austria made the summer of 2012.
The previous record was registered in 1960.
Then jump from a height of 31 kilometers committed officer of the Air Force US Joseph Kittinger.
Filming with a hidden camera in the capsule after it left the Felix
43-year-old Austrian Baumgartner ascended to a height of 38,600 meters in a capsule attached to the balloon.
During the fall parachutist exceeded the speed of 1,100 kilometers per hour. The entire flight took less than ten minutes.
After a safe landing athlete was taken by helicopter to the airport Roswell.
By the way, these were among our heroes - Evgeny Andreev (Read more here)
Previously, "jump from Space" was repeatedly postponed due to weather conditions.
Training jump from a height of 29 kilometers of Austria made the summer of 2012.
The previous record was registered in 1960.
Then jump from a height of 31 kilometers committed officer of the Air Force US Joseph Kittinger.
Filming with a hidden camera in the capsule after it left the Felix
