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Felix Baumgartner

Felix Baumgartner
Felix Baumgartner
Felix Baumgartner, a former military parachutist from Austria, is the first skydiver to go faster than the speed of sound, reaching a peak of 1,342km/h. On October 14, 2012, the 43-year-old jumped out of a balloon 39 kilometres above New Mexico, also breaking the record of highest freefall. He was in freefall for four minutes and 19 seconds and took nearly 10 minutes in total to descend. Baumgartner has logged more than 2,500 career dives.
Born
20 Apr 1969
Industry
Adventure
Job Title
Skydiver
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A good week for … (October 21, 2012)

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Felix Baumgartner's fall-to-Earth video leaked online

German TV shows footage leaked on the internet from camera attached to Felix Baumgartner's body as he performed his supersonic skydive from the edge of space. 

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