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October 8th, 2012
07:06 PM ET

Skydiver aims for supersonic jump from the edge of space

Roswell, New Mexico (CNN) – Skydiver Felix Baumgartner is aiming to pull off a record-breaking free-fall jump from the edge of space Tuesday, wearing nothing but a space suit, a helmet and a parachute.

His goal is not only to jump from a higher altitude than anyone ever has - 120,000 feet, more than three times the cruising altitude of the average airliner. He also hopes to be the first person to break the sound barrier, without the aid of anything besides the space suit. At that altitude, the thin air provides so little resistance that after just 40 seconds, he is expected to be free-falling faster than 690 miles an hour.

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  1. Doug Ericson

    I thought he already did this stunt. There was a similar story a month or so ago.

    October 9, 2012 at 9:26 am | Reply

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