Good morning readers.
A few months back
we introduced you to an incredible man, Felix Baumgarner.
His name may be
hard to remember but what he has achieved isn't. Felix is one of only 2
men to break the sound barrier while free-falling from space to land safely
down on earth.
In the 1960's this
was achieved once by Joe Kittinger and since then this has never been achieved
again... until now. Just this week Felix Baumgarner has taken a leap of faith
and completed a free fall from 100,000 ft above the earth. After falling to earth a speed of
741mph Felix landed safely 20 minutes later.
This is the second
of three jumps for the extreme sports athlete. The next jump is aimed to break
the 1960's record set by Joe Kittinger, with Felix free-falling from 120,000ft. To give
you an idea of how far that is; it is 4 times the height of Mount Everest!
Follow "A
day in the life of Felix," below.
Felix prepares his body and mind for the trip ahead
Last minute checks before entering the pod
The pod is lifted as gas fills the huge balloon
Misson control keeps a close eye on Felix as
his body is pushed to the limit
The moment of truth. At 100,000ft
Felix takes a leap of faith
The last view of Felix before the big jump
Touch down. Felix gets a hero's welcome.
Sadly the pod doesn't have the safest of landings..
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