Felix Baumgartner plans to leap from just under 23 miles above the Earth's surface on October 8th, in what will be the world's highest ever skydive. A helium balloon will carry the Austrian to an altitude of 120,000 feet. His jump will break both a 52 year sky-diving record and the sound barrier.
In the photo below Baumgartner can be seen preparing for his previous jump, at 71,500 feet on March 15, 2012.
Posted By: DAVID JOHNSON
Thursday, September 27th 2012 at 3:22AM
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