Jump from a height of 39km with supersonic speed

An Austrian athlete has set a world record after jumping from a height of 39km and falling freely with greater speed than yesterday's sound.

>>>See Felix Baumgartner jump from a height of 39km

Felix Baumgartner, 43, performed a historic jump in southeastern New Mexico desert, USA at 18:00 on October 14 at GMT (1:00 am October 15, Hanoi time), the AP reported.

Earlier the Austrian athlete support team put him in a special chamber capable of being under pressure. He wears a protective outfit capable of withstanding air pressure and providing oxygen. An airship pulls the Baumgartner compartment to a height of over 39km.

After jumping from the balloon, Baumgartner fell free with a maximum speed of up to 1,342km / h. His fall took about 10 minutes. When a few kilometers from the ground, Baumgartner parachutes. Support team brought Austrian athletes back to the control center at Roswell airport.

With the jump yesterday, Baumgartner became the first person in the world to move faster than the vertical sound speed in the atmosphere. He set a new world record for both height and speed.

The previous record holder was retired colonel Joe Kittinger of the US Air Force. He made a jump from 31.3km in 1960. Now in his 80s, Kittinger witnessed the juniors jump. He also helped to communicate between the compartment and the ground.

"When I stood in the sky and looked at the ground, I found myself becoming extremely small. I didn't think about breaking the world record or collecting scientific data anymore, but just wanted to return to the earth. alive, " a professional skydiver told a press conference later.

The records that Baumgartner made are not yet considered official numbers, as they must be confirmed by the International Space Association (FAI). FAI's agent ran to Baumgartner's grounding position. A chip attached to his protective clothing recorded data from the global positioning system. That data would help the experts determine the height Baumgartner jumped down and his speed.