man jumps from the height of 36 thousand meters of space to
Earth
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Austrian adventurer Felix Baumgartner on Tuesday in the dangerous task of
jumping from the borders of the atmosphere in an attempt to break the sound
barrier to his body and a record in free fall. Felix
Baumgartner will carry the capsule hanging a huge balloon of helium gas to a
record altitude of 36,576 meters, then jumps in the air wearing a protective
garment of pressure.
Austrian
and would practice this grave of 43-year-old five years ago to do the jump,
which will remain in a free fall for five minutes, before opening his parachute
at a height of 1500 meters. In
the event that broke the sound barrier, any excess speed 1227.6 kilometers per
hour its speed to speed gunshot. The
greatest danger facing this venture, is to lose control revolves around himself,
which could make him lose consciousness. And
says Bougmartner "in such a task, one must be present mentally, and has absolute
control of the movement, and I'm ready for that."
This
man is trying through this adventure to achieve a number of indices, including
jumping from greater altitude is equal to three times the average height who fly
planes, and the greatest speed of informing people in a free fall. The
team hopes the task named "Red Bull Stratos", which includes 100 people, to
contribute to this jump in scientific research in the field of aviation