October 15, 2012

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Austrian skydiver, Felix Baumgartner, broke the sound barrier and the free fall record jumping from a balloon.

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Felix Baumgartner, skydiver, breaks free fall record

Felix Baumgartner, skydiver, breaks free fall record

AUSTRIAN SKYDIVER BREAKS FREE FALL RECORD: FILM OF 10 MINUTE FALL INTO THE RECORD BOOKS

43 year old Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner has not only become the first man to break the sound barrier in a free fall descent, falling at 833.9 mph (1,342 kmh) he has also set a record for the highest ever free fall when he jumped from a balloon flying 128,100 feet (24 miles or 39 km) over New Mexico.Click on the links below but beware Kenya Forum readers, some of this footage is stomach-turning stuff!

Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/oct/14/felix-baumgartner-sound-barrier-live?INTCMP=SRCH

IBN http://ibnlive.in.com/news/skydiver-felix-baumgartner-lands-after-recordbreaking-jump-of-39-km/300458-2.html

BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19943590

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