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The first photos of Felix Baumgartner's Jump from the Edge of Space
Sun, 14 October 2012 17:18
14 October 2012 - Breaking news from Roswell, New Mexico. Felix Baumgartner's jump from an altitude of 128,097 feet succeeded. The Austrian lands safely after a 4:19-minute freefall reaching an unofficial speed of 1137 km/h.
The first photos from today's historic 24-mile freefall jump that broke the sound barrier:
Felix sits in his trailer during the final manned flight in Roswell, New Mexico
The crew preps Felix in his trailer
Felix enters the capsule that will take him on his 2.5 hour ascent
The crew and Felix run through a final check-list
The crew watches Felix jump from the edge of space
USAF Colonel Joe Kittinger (Ret.) cheers Felix's successful jump
The ground crew cheers Felix's successful jump
Touchdown!
Introducing Felix Baumgartner, the freefall record holder of the world
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