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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CNN's John Zarrella reports on a man who's spent nearly two decades photographing Mars for us to see.
Mickey Mouse spotted on Mercury?! CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on an out-of-this-world sighting.
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Filmed with infrared cameras, a highly secretive unmanned Air Force space plane lands after more than a year in orbit.
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CNN's Brian Todd reports on the upcoming "stratosphere jump" of daredevil Felix Baumgartner.
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CNN strategists Maria Cardona & Alex Castellanos discuss Newt Gingrich's idea to create a permanent colony on the Moon.
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