(Source: jprim)
‘A skydiver is making progress with plans to leap from near the edge of space in a dive that would break world records and the sound barrier.
Starting in the stratosphere at 120,000 feet above the ground, Baumgartner will leap from a capsule suspended by a helium balloon near the boundary of space. Sponsored by the energy drink company Red Bull, Baumgartner’s mission — called Red Bull Stratos — seeks to extend the “safety zone” of human atmospheric bailout last set in 1960 by diver Joe Kittinger. This limit defines the uppermost altitude a human being can safely jump from.’ (via SPACE.com — Skydiver Plans Record-Breaking Supersonic Space Jump)
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