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Skydiver Felix Baumgartner Completes 18 Mile Jump

Daredevil Felix Baumgartner this morning landed from his 18-mile dive back to Earth from the edge of space, in a plummet that reached a speed of more than 500 mph.

Mission Control gave the go ahead this morning for the launch, saying "God Speed Felix" from Roswell, N.M., where the mission is being hosted. Baumgartner, an Austrian national, was lifted in a capsule carried afloat by a huge helium balloon.

The balloon took 90 minutes to get to 90,000 feet. The crane holding the capsule went up as fast as it could to get the capsule under the 210-foot tall balloon as it rose. After he jumped, Baumgartner was in freefall for three minutes and 48 seconds . After five minutes, his parachute opened, at which point it took another seven to 10 minutes to descend to Earth. Baumgartner's speed went from 0 to 536 in 25 seconds flat. ...

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7/28/12 3:14 PM

Jim Lincoln

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I'm surprised they didn't try to break the world record with this attempt. Altitude of the Highest Parachute Jump set by Captain John Kittinger who has been cheering this dare devil on by the way. The first step is really a doozy and one can see the handiwork of God in a different perspective.

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