Red Bull Stratos
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Red Bull Stratos was a high-altitude skydiving project involving Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner. On 14 October 2012, Baumgartner flew approximately 39 kilometres (24 mi)[1][2][3] into the stratosphere over New Mexico, United States, in a helium balloon before free falling in a pressure suit and then parachuting to Earth.[4] The total jump, from leaving the capsule to landing on the ground, lasted approximately ten minutes.[1] While the free fall was initially expected to last between five and six minutes,[5] Baumgartner deployed his parachute after 4 minutes and 19 seconds.[1]
Date | 14 October 2012; 11 years ago (2012-10-14) |
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Time | 09:30 MDT (15:30 UTC) |
Location | Roswell International Air Center, Roswell, New Mexico, United States |
Coordinates | Launch site: 33.3109°N 104.5392°W / 33.3109; -104.5392 Landing site: 33.3580°N 103.7849°W / 33.3580; -103.7849 |
Also known as | Mission to the edge of space |
Participants | Felix Baumgartner |
Outcome | Balloon altitude record and sound barrier broken |
Website | redbullstratos |
Reaching 1,357.64 km/h (843.6 mph)—Mach 1.25—Baumgartner broke the sound barrier on his descent,[6] becoming the first human to do so without any form of engine power.[4][7] Measurements show Baumgartner also broke two other world records. With a final altitude of 38,969 m (127,851 ft; 24 mi),[8] Baumgartner broke the unofficial record for the highest manned balloon flight of 37,640 m (123,491 ft) previously set by Nick Piantanida.[9][10][11][12] He also broke the record for the highest-altitude jump, set in 1960 by USAF Colonel Joseph Kittinger, who was Baumgartner's mentor and capsule communicator at mission control. These claims were verified by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI).[13]
Baumgartner's height record has since been surpassed by Alan Eustace.