Felix Baumgartner Makes History With Record Skydive!

DigitalSports | October 15, 2012
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In case you missed the live stream on DigitalSports yesterday, Austrian skydiver and BASE jumper Felix Baumgartner became the first person in history to jump from a height of 22 miles. Baumgartner broke the record of U.S. Air Force Captain Joseph Kittinger who jumped from 102,800 feet in 1960. The ascension lasted just over two and a half hours, while the jump took less than 10 minutes, which included over four minutes of free fall! Baumgartner also broke the sound barrier in the process. To all extreme sports fans, check out the video below! This jump was part of the Red Bull Stratos mission.

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