Yesterday, RedBull and Felix Baumgartner made history: as the first man to fall as far down as he has: 128,000 feet (24 miles) above New Mexico’s desert. This practically puts him in the grasp of space, and as a result, his jump plummeted him in free fall for around 4 minutes and 20 seconds. Despite figures still needing to be confirmed by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), the team estimates Baumgartner reached a maximum velocity of Mach 1.2; more than 833 miles per hour, which is faster than the speed of sound.
Felix himself couldn’t believe it himself; due to low atmospheric pressure, he didn’t know how fast he was traveling, because there are no ways of telling: “I had no reference points — normally your suit is flapping.” Redbull will soon publish the official video.
