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ALL! Name Felix Baumgartner is inscribed in history as the first person to reach supersonic speed (1342.8 kilometers per hour) in free fall. His successful jump from the stratosphere (38.6 km) took place on October 14, 2012. The video of this event is below.

It is noteworthy that it was on this day, October 14, only in 1947, Chuck Yeager became the first person in the world to break the sound barrier in an airplane. He subsequently described his impressions: “In the depths of my mind there was fear. I knew about it and controlled it." When the instrument showed 1,300 kilometers per hour, Yeager thought it was a mistake, because “there was no more vibration”... And on the ground they heard a strong “sonic boom” and decided that something unexpected had happened. No one knew then that it was with such a shock wave that high-speed overcoming occurs. This is how man first flew an airplane faster than the speed of sound.
After 65 years, a new milestone has been passed. Siberia reported on this event. And in the live broadcast window there is now a plot of the past tense... Below is the text that preceded the start of a unique start. Now he too is history...

Fragmentreport October 14, 2012. ...Today first people in the world will try to “jump from space” and reach supersonic speed in free fall - 1110 kilometers per hour. His name is Felix Baumgartner.

This will be streamed live in the window below. unique jump or his attempts.The start time is being adjusted. Previous launch was canceled October 9 at 11.42 MDT due to strong winds (its speed should not exceed 5 km/h -- 1.39 m/sec.).

ATTENTION! Team RedBullStratos at 17.00 reports that due to gusts of wind the countdown has been suspended. But Felix Baumgartner continues to prepare for the flight (undergoes special breathing procedures). He's already in the capsule. Probes have been launched into the sky to monitor air currents at high altitudes. The wind speed is now 5.5 km/h.

18.12. Felix Baumgartner continues to undergo the procedures required to fly in the stratosphere.

18.21. The wind does not subside - 5.5 km/hour.

18.25. Close to the ground, the wind speed is normal. They are waiting for calm at an altitude of 250 meters, where the top part a giant ball - the largest of its kind in the world.

18.58. Small gusts of wind at altitude continue to be a concern. Preparations for the launch are going according to schedule. The ball is fully ready for launch.

19.05. Team RedBullStratos reports that the broadcast audio will be turned on a few minutes before the balloon rises. During the negotiations, information flashed that this moment would come in about 15 minutes, when all pre-launch activities were completed.

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In the footage of the video RedBullStratos (above) everything looks “glossy”, and Felix himself after the jump will say: “It was much more difficult than I thought. Today’s jump is something incredible, as is the whole project. At first we had some problems with the power supply. The exit from the capsule went fine, but then I began to slowly spin. I thought that this would not last long, but then the rotation speed began to increase. It was a really tough moment. For a few seconds I even thought I had lost consciousness. It was like I was in hell.Everything was spinning before my eyes and it was unclear whether I could get out of this tailspin or not.I didn't feel the sonic boom because I was focused on leveling my position. There was a moment when it seemed to me that everything would end in disaster. I felt the urge to open my parachute. But this meant the collapse of the entire mission. After a few seconds I pulled myself together"

Felix Baumgartner(Felix Baumgartner) - Austrian parachutist, made a successful jump from a height of 39 km.
The whole world watched the Red Bull Stratos mission live via webcast. How Felix Baumgartner committed a protracted jump from the stratosphere, exceeded the speed of sound and landed safely near Roswell, New Mexico, after 4 minutes 19 seconds of free fall, reaching a maximum speed of 1342 km/h.

(30 photos + video of the jump from the stratosphere)

Felix Baumgartner became the first person in the world to jump from such a height and break the sound barrier in free fall, without technology.

During the mission, Baumgartner set three world records: maximum speed during free fall, free fall from the highest altitude and the highest manned flight at hot-air balloon.

A huge balloon filled with helium lifted the capsule with the parachutist into the stratosphere. The balloon is made of durable material, the area of ​​which is almost 15 football fields. (Photo by Red Bull)

Austrian Felix Baumgartner has been working towards this jump all his life. He loves heights and has always dreamed of skydiving from great heights. As a child, he loved to climb trees, climbing to the very top. (Photo by Red Bull)

Felix began skydiving at the age of 16, and by the age of 43 he had become a famous skydiver, nicknamed "Felix the Fearless." (Photo by Red Bull)

Filling a balloon with helium to fly to the edge of space to break the speed of sound in free fall, in Roswell, New Mexico, USA on October 14, 2012. (Photo by Red Bull)

The capsule containing Austrian Felix Baumgartner during a flight into the stratosphere at an altitude of 39 km. (Photo by Red Bull)

Austrian protective suit of extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner. (Photo by Red Bull)

The jump was originally scheduled for Tuesday, October 9, 2012, but in Roswell, New Mexico, where the launch of the stratospheric balloon was supposed to take place, strong winds rose and the launch had to be postponed at the last moment. (Photo by Red Bull)

On Sunday, October 14, 2012, the 2nd attempt to jump from the stratosphere took place. (Photo by Red Bull)

The stratostat was launched from Roswell Air Force Base in the US state of New Mexico. (Photo by Red Bull)

Felix Baumgartner walks towards the capsule in Roswell, New Mexico, USA, October 14, 2012. (Photo by Red Bull)

On Sunday, October 14, Baumgartner's capsule took off at 11:31 EST in Roswell, New Mexico. (Photo by Red Bull)

It took 2 hours and 20 minutes to climb to a height of 39,000 meters. (Photo by Red Bull)

It was planned that 43-year-old Felix would rise to a height of about 37 kilometers, but the Austrian exceeded the expected mark by 2 kilometers.

Mission Control during the manned flight to the stratosphere of the Red Bull Stratos mission. October 14, 2012. (Photo by Reuters)

"Felix the Fearless" emerges from the capsule at an altitude of 39 km and prepares to jump. (Photo by Reuters)

Felix before jumping from the stratosphere, at that moment 8 million people were watching the live broadcast. (Photo by Red Bull)

As he leaped from the stratosphere, Baumgartner said, “The whole world is watching.” (Photo by Reuters)

He became the first person in the world to overcome the speed of sound without technology. In free fall, he reached an incredible speed of 1342.8 km/h before slowing down and opening his parachute. (Photo by Reuters)

Felix Baumgartner: “Sometimes you have to rise very high to realize how insignificant you are.” (Photo by Reuters)

Felix landed safely by parachute in the New Mexico desert. The free fall of the stratonaut lasted 4 minutes 19 seconds. (Photo by Reuters)

Although he landed firmly on both feet, he fell to both knees in joy and raised his hands in the air.

Felix hardly felt the passage of the supersonic barrier. Only for a few moments did the feeling of loss of consciousness come. The total cost of the project to organize a jump from the stratosphere was about 50 million dollars.

During the flight, Felix was severely spun and if the record holder had not managed to stabilize his body position during the fall, he could have lost consciousness and died. It was also not known how the human body would react to overcoming supersonic speed. But the Austrian skydiver Felich Baumgartner took a chance and made his dream come true by jumping from a stratospheric rocket from a height of 39,000 meters, breaking the speed of sound and landing safely.

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A parachute jump from space is an unprecedented event. Now in the world there are already extreme sports people who have succumbed to this incredible record. Of course, formally the jump itself was made not from space, but from the upper layers of the stratosphere, so it would be more correct to call it a jump from near space. The rest is the tricks of journalists to give the record even greater significance.

Austrian parachutist

The man who decided to skydive from space is an Austrian named Felix Baumgartner. He is a famous skydiver and base jumper, that is, he regularly makes extreme parachute jumps from fixed heights. His popularity came after performing several especially dangerous, deadly stunts, as well as a parachute jump from space. The record was listed in the Red Book, which made Baumgartner truly famous.

It is known that in the past he was a military man; in the army he mastered parachute jumping. Felix Baumgartner was born in Salzburg. He was born in 1969.

First achievements

He set his first world record in 1999, when he attempted the highest parachute jump from a building at that time. Then he took off from the Petronas Tower, located in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur.

In 2003, Baumgartner became the first person on Earth to fly across the entire English Channel using a specially made wing. It was made of carbon fiber.

It is noteworthy that Baumgartner also holds the record for the lowest jump in the entire history of BASE jumping. He jumped from the hand of a statue of Jesus Christ installed in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. The height of this jump was only 29 meters, which was truly life-threatening.

In 2004, the Austrian extreme sportsman continued to churn out records one after another. First, he was the first to make an impressive jump from the Millau Viaduct located in France, immediately after the completion of its construction. He also became the first person to jump off the building known as the Turning Torso. It is located in the Swedish city of Malmo. He achieved this record in 2006.

In 2007, he became the first person to parachute from the 90th floor of the world's tallest building at the time - Taipei in Taiwan. The height of this jump was 390 meters.

Assessing his achievements, many are openly critical of them, calling Baumgartner himself an adrenaline junkie, with which he categorically disagrees. He believes that he is the most an ordinary person, who likes to set himself difficult problems and then solve them.

Collaboration with Red Bull

The main sponsor of Baumgartner's records is Red Bull, with which he has been collaborating since 1988. It is this company that sponsors most of his incredible achievements.

The desire to make a parachute jump from a height of 36.6 kilometers became known back in 2010. He signed a corresponding agreement with Red Bull. The media immediately dubbed it a parachute jump from space. It was assumed that Baumgartner would be in a balloon. If everything succeeds, he will become the first person in the world to break the sound barrier in a jump.

Felix began grueling training wearing a helmet and a special suit. During these classes, he discovered manifestations of claustrophobia, which had not previously been noticed. It was possible to defeat her only with the help of a sports psychologist who worked closely with Baumgartner. Other specialists were also involved.

The first attempt to make a parachute jump from space was scheduled for October 8, 2012. However, weather forecasters predicted bad weather, so it was decided to move the record to October 14.

Bounce

On October 14, the jump was made from a height of 128,100 feet, which corresponds to 39 kilometers. He immediately went down in history as a parachute jump from space. Felix Baumgartner did everything almost flawlessly. He landed safely near the city of Roswell in the US state of New Mexico.

According to detailed information provided by the newspaper Die Welt, the exact height of the parachute jump from space was 38,969.4 meters.

Baumgartner records

Currently, Felix Baumgartner holds four world records that have never been conquered by anyone. This is the highest height of a parachute jump, the greatest distance of free fall, the highest speed and the highest manned flight on a stratospheric balloon.

For example, the free fall speed of the extreme athlete turned out to be higher than even the speed of sound, amounting to 1,357.6 kilometers per hour. At the same time, he remained in a state of free fall for almost 36 and a half kilometers. The time for a parachute jump from space is 4 minutes 20 seconds. It is interesting that he never achieved the world achievement in free fall duration. This achievement remained with the American pilot Joseph Kittinger. In 1960, he free-falled for 4.36 minutes using a stabilizing parachute. In 2012, he helped Baumgartner prepare for this record.

But the record he broke for the duration of the free fall distance previously belonged to our parachutist Evgeniy Andreev. The Hero of the Soviet Union made 8 jumps from the stratosphere, in one of them he was in free fall for 24 and a half kilometers. For this feat he was awarded the title of hero.

After Baumgartner's record, the FAI (Fédération Aéronautique Internationale) officially recorded three world records for the Austrian. The parachute jump from space was made, as already indicated, from a height of 38,969.4 meters; the extreme sportsman was in free fall for 36,402.6 meters, and his speed was 1,357.6 kilometers per hour. These achievements rightfully belong to Baumgartner.

This record was broadcast live on YouTube simultaneously to the whole world. The broadcast itself was watched by eight million people.

One of these three records has been broken by this time. In October 2014, one of Google's leading managers jumped from a height of 41,240 meters. His name is Alan Eustace. As a result, his free fall distance was higher than Baumgartner’s, amounting to 37,617 meters. But at the same time he used a stabilizing parachute, so his achievement was allocated to a special category by the International Aeronautical Federation.

Problems with law

Few people know, but Baumgartner had problems with the law. In 2010, he became involved in a quarrel between the driver of a truck with Greek license plates and a German car. During the conflict, he hit the truck driver in the face.

In 2012, he was found guilty of causing bodily harm and ordered to pay the victim 1,500 euros.

Personal life

Soon after making the record, Felix announced that he was getting married. At the same time, he will connect his future destiny with the profession of a mountain rescuer.

He now lives in America and Switzerland and has a helicopter pilot's license.

Premiere: 04.11.2012

Duration: 01:27:47

The first supersonic man in history. This is the name of Felix Baumgartner, whose record on October 15, 2012 was watched with bated breath by more than 10 million people around the world. An Austrian skydiver was able to rise in a balloon to an unprecedented height and exceeded the speed of sound in free fall. The world's most famous skydiver (which means "diving into the sky" in English) has been achieving these records for many years. He has made many dangerous parachute jumps, including from the most famous skyscrapers and monuments, but the descent from the upper stratosphere is something special.

This film will tell us about Felix’s entire pre-flight preparation and will show footage that has until now been closed for showing. Recordings from cameras installed on Felix’s special spacesuit will tell how he overcame difficult moments of claustrophobia, loss of consciousness, stratospheric cold, and then from the heat that is released due to the friction of the spacesuit with the air. Felix Baumgarnetr's jump is not only about the pursuit of records and thrills. Doctors have received data on the behavior of the body under conditions of extreme overload, and spacecraft designers are now closer to creating rescue systems at the initial stage of space flight.

On October 14, 2012, a live broadcast on YouTube of Felix Baumgartner's historic "death act" was watched by more than 8 million people. National Geographic and the BBC documented the skydiver's fall to Earth using 20 cameras.

Breathtaking footage shows the capsule carrying the 43-year-old stuntman soaring to a height that makes the Earth look like it's from outer space.

Felix Baumgartner in a spacesuit jumped from a height of 39 kilometers. The flight lasted 4 minutes and 20 seconds. During the flight, a supersonic speed of 1342.8 kilometers per hour was achieved. As a result of the jump, Baumgartner became a four-time record holder, his achievements: the highest parachute jump height, the longest free fall distance, the highest manned flight on a stratospheric balloon and the most high speed free fall.

A full-length documentary film being prepared by National Geographic will tell not only about the record-breaking parachute jump, but also about the four years of preparation for it.

Felix says he's still not used to his newfound fame: " It's scary, but it's also terribly cool when you think about it. But after the stratospheric balloon reached the 39-kilometer mark, everything looks completely different - it's not the same as watching a video while sitting in a cozy chair. I honestly didn't expect such popularity. There were people waiting outside at four o'clock in the morning, it was incredible.».

Baumgartner also publicly opposed NASA's Mars exploration project: " A lot of guys talk about landing on Mars because they think it's very important. But before going to Mars, or even thinking about going to another planet, wouldn't they like to know more about Earth? All the stories about Mars don't really make any sense to me because we don't know much about Earth and we still treat our planet very poorly, which is a very fragile creature. While we walk on the earth’s surface, we don’t pay attention to it, but when you rise higher, everything appears in a different light.

Therefore, I think that all the money that is intended for Mars programs should be spent on studying Earth. I mean, you can't send people there because it's too far away. I don’t think that spending such huge amounts of money makes sense to obtain the scanty knowledge that we will receive as a result.”.

Source: dailymail.co.uk