Video Of The Week - Experience Felix Baumgartner's Epic Leap From The Edge Of Space
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On October 14th 2012, over eight million people worldwide tuned in to YouTube to watch Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner leap from the edge of space - 128,000 feet (24 miles) above sea level - and break the sound barrier as he came zooming down to earth.
While the footage that has been played and replayed millions of the times was stunning, it gave viewers only a peripheral view of Felix's surreal feat. Now thanks to a new video released by the event's main sponsor Red Bull to celebrate the first anniversary of the epic leap, the world can see exactly what Felix experienced during those heart-stopping ten minutes.
Be sure to keep an eye on the real-time readouts of the altitude, airspeed, G-force load and other mission data on the side and you will be able to see the exact moment when Felix hits speeds of around 830 miles per hour and becomes the first human to travel at supersonic speeds without a jet or space shuttle.
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- rainbow345almost 11 yearswow
- christopheralmost 11 yearssweet
- jwackoalmost 11 yearsThat was terrifying, but very impresive
- mariabout 11 yearsI don't understand how he can stand such speed like that. I'm stunned
- mcbuilderabout 11 yearsi would love to do that!
- jackhdyeaabout 11 yearsHe went very slow at the end
- ikyra_marieabout 11 yearsAwesome!My science teacher shoed it to my class on YouTube.
- 4bdrennanabout 11 yearsThat's cool
- mickey1about 11 yearscooooooooooooooooooool
- fghover 11 yearsbest video ever