Felix Baumgartner ready for freefall from edge of spaceTogether with a team of aerospace experts, Austrian extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner is ready to rise to the challenge of the Mission Red Bull Stratos. His aim is to jump from a balloon in the stratosphere from an altitude of
36,000 meters (120,000 feet) and perform a record-breaking freefall. Baumgartner wants to become the first person to break the speed of sound without the protection of an aircraft while simultaneously collecting data never obtained before for the advancement of medical science. After testing in an elaborate pressure chamber in Texas, the mission has moved on to the decisive phase in Roswell, New Mexico.
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Note : At the time of press release, the date and time of the skydive is not known yet.
Felix Baumgartner will be accompanied by his Zenith Stratos Flyback in the actual freefall. Stay tune !
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