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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- swimmysalmost 11 yearsOMG
- trex561almost 11 yearsR.I.P headphone users
- taleksaalmost 11 yearsHe's crazy. I would never do that.
- jeremyalmost 11 yearsI didn't saw that much=(
- blondie26almost 11 yearsWow! It must have been an amazing experience! <3
- trex561almost 11 yearswell it probaly was an amzing experience but if he poled the parshute to early or to late he would of died
- yoalmost 11 yearsthats the coolest thing ever
- FoShizzlealmost 11 yearsI think that he tries and never gives up no matter what and I respect that about him
- FoShizzlealmost 11 yearsI never new that
- Countrygirl<3almost 11 yearsI think that is amazing because where I come from in Georgia a whole ton of us down south would love to do that because all the boys are trying to show off down there so I would take a chance at this being a girl to show those boys the woman i've growm up to be!!! <3 ;)
- trex561almost 11 yearsi watching you
- XDBEARDalmost 11 yearslover of pets i agree