October 8th . That ’s the final launching particular date for unfearing Felix Baumgartner , thedaredevil that is die to stand out from the edge of distance . The 42 - yr - old Baumgartner is eager to set about the book - breaking super - sonic chute parachuting . He says that he feels like barbarian animal in a cage right now .
https://gizmodo.com/fearless-man-makes-successful-13-mile-space-jump-5893813
Baumgartner will parachute from an altitude of 23 miles ( 120,000 foot or 37 km ) , getting close to the edge of the stratosphere . When he does that , he will fall for an guess 5 minutes and 30 indorsement , breaking the speed of sound in the process . After fell at Mach 1 for a while , he will open his parachute at one mi ( about 1,500 metre ) . If everything go fine , he will reach the ground 10 minutes later .
He will break the record set by United States Air Force Captain Joe Kittinger on August 16 , 1960 . Kittinger climb up from the Excelsior III balloon , which at the time was flying at 102,800 feet - that ’s 19.47 miles or 31 kilometre up in the sky .
Godspeed , Felix !
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