JUMP FROM 39.000 M

Photo: Jay Nemeth/Red Bull Content Pool

Another incredible adventure, sponsored by Red Bull, took place ten years ago:

The Austrian, Felix Baumgartner, took off in October 2012 aboard a stratospheric balloon and climbed to 39,000 m (!) before jumping into the void, watched live by almost 10 million viewers on YouTube. After accelerating to a top speed of 1,342.8 km/h (faster than the speed of sound) during a free fall of four minutes and 19 seconds, he deployed his parachute and landed safely.