Felix Baumgartner Wants To Break Sky Diver Record On Edge Of Space

Skydiver’s ‘edge of space’ plan
Extremist athlete, Felix Baumgartner is planning to attempt a “edge of space” skydiving jump. Baumgartner is being sponsored by Red Bull to attempt the sound barrier jump from an altitude of 120,000 feet. If Baumgartner is successful, he will be the first person to ever break the sound barrier from outside of an aircraft.

Baumgartner’s plan to try the dive will simultaneously break three other skydiving records that have been in place for more than half a century. He will be shattering the records of the highest jump, the highest balloon flight that is manned and a free fall skydiving record.

The record breaking jump is scheduled to take place in New Mexico this summer. Baumgartner stated, “I always feel the danger because you might always be subject to an unexpected or emergency event. One single mistake might cause a real catastrophe. You are worried about being where humans shouldn’t be.”

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