After all the dust had settled, Felix Baumgartner had broken three world records.
After flying to an altitude of 128,100 feet in a helium-filled balloon, the daredevil completed a record-breaking jump from the edge of space.
Felix reached a top speed of 833 mph through the near vacuum of the stratosphere before being slowed by our atmosphere later during his 4:20-long free-fall.
The 43-year-old Austrian also broke two other world records – highest free-fall and highest manned balloon flight – leaving the one for the longest free-fall to project mentor Col. Joe Kittinger.
Baumgartner had performed several test jumps before yesterday’s successful effort.
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