23 mile skydive

[juneau]

An Austrian adventurer planning the highest skydive in history has announced that he will make the record attempt later this year.

Felix Baumgartner will jump from a balloon 36.5km (120,000ft) up, where a leak in his pressurised suit could lead to a rapid loss of consciousness.

He will fall so fast that he becomes the first person to go faster than the speed of sound unaided by a machine.

Many have sought to achieve the feat down the decades but all have failed.

BBC News - Skydiver Felix Baumgartner planning 36km record bid

Hope this is captured in HD.

[Zantheus]

I hope so too...that is INSANE!!

[Grisu]

If he crashes, how deep will the crater be?

[Dead_And_Gone]

his speed will come down to normal when hits dense air..

not like a meteor streaking in

[MR_MADHATTER]

It's already been done.....just not those extra 18,000 ft.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpsUD1oW3uo

[juneau]

Kittinger is also on Baumgartner's team. I guess if you wanna learn from the best, he's the guy to go to.

[AmazingRedd]

that's insane. it takes a lot of strength and courage to jump from that high up. i would of faint on the way up.

[WalkinTarget]

Amazing that Kittinger did this in August, 1960 and no one has been able to match it since. Glad that Joe is on Baumgartner's team to assist in the prep for this jump. That video is just amazing to watch ... I watched it years ago but it's still worth another look.


Technically, space begins at 63 miles up, but who am I to nitpick ?