Freefall into record books as skydiver breaks sound barrier

  • 12 years ago
Felix Baumgartner had leapt off skyscrapers and done several risky jumps in his career - but never quite as high or as daring as his challenge over New Mexico.

As he stood perched on a ledge 39 kilometres above the Earth, the 43-year-old Austrian was about to dive into the abyss - and the world's record books.

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