Felix Baumgartner, 43-year-old Austrian skydiver is attempting the unimaginable! Well, literally, he is trying to pull off a Rajinikanth. He will jump from 1,20,000 feet above the ground level. If the super jump results in a safe landing, he will become the first skydiver to break the sound barrier in the highest and fastest freefall in History.
Felix Baumgartner has successfully completed 2500 skydives in the past. His latest jump from the will take place in New Mexico on Tuesday evening.
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If his super jump results in a safe landing, he will become the first skydiver to break the sound barrier in the highest and fastest freefall in History.
Source : In.com
Felix will also break Joe Kittinger’s 52-year-old record of highest and fastest skydive if his attempted freefall is successful. Former pilotJoe Kittinger is the current record holder for highest and fastest jump.
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Felix will be wearing a specially designed pressure suit with three cameras and a parachute for the final landing. Catch the live coverage of this historical jump on History TV 18 on Tuesday 6 pm onwards.
