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Oct 15, 2012

Supersonic Freefall

Austrian Felix Baumgartner must be the most famous man on Earth this week after his supersonic freefall from the edge of space 24 miles up. The Red Bull Stratos, a mission to the edge of space, Felix Baumgartner hit Mach 1.24, or 833.9 mph, after hopping out of a capsule that had reached an altitude of 128,100 feet above the Earth. Red Bull Stratos Replay Jump: Here is a 3D CGI simulation of the Red Bull stratos project: This video shows the intense preparation of the Red Bull stratos project: