'Fearless Felix' breaks the sound barrier
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Austrian">Austrian</span> <span word="daredevil">daredevil</span> <span word="Felix">Felix</span> <span word="Baumgartner">Baumgartner</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="unprecedented">unprecedented</span> <span word="feat">feat</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="barrier">barrier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span>-<span word="shattering">shattering</span>, <span word="death">death</span>-<span word="defying">defying</span> <span word="free">free</span>-<span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="space">space</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 43-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="leaped">leaped</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="capsule">capsule</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="over">over</span> 39 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planet">planet</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>, <span word="or">or</span> 1.24 <span word="times">times</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sound">sound</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="organizers">organizers</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="veteran">veteran</span> <span word="skydiver">skydiver</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="and">and</span> 20 <span word="seconds">seconds</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="parachute">parachute</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="floating">floating</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Brian">Brian</span> <span word="Utley">Utley</span>, <span word="record">record</span> <span word="keeper">keeper</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jump">jump</span>.</p><p><span word="Mission">Mission</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="erupted">erupted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cheers">cheers</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="Baumgartner">Baumgartner</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capsule">capsule</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hoisted">hoisted</span> <span word="aloft">aloft</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="helium">helium</span>-<span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="balloon">balloon</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="altitude">altitude</span> <span word="of">of</span> 39,044 <span word="meters">meters</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="expected">expected</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> 20 <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="shoulders">shoulders</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="German">German</span>-<span word="language">language</span> <span word="Servus">Servus</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Austria">Austria</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leap">leap</span>.</p><p><span word="Referring">Referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="helmet">helmet</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="abort">abort</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="minute">minute</span>, <span word="Baumgartner">Baumgartner</span> <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="glitch">glitch</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="jump">jump</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>," <span word="added">added</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Austrian">Austrian</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="records">records</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="free">free</span>-<span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="jump">jump</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fastest">fastest</span> <span word="free">free</span>-<span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="balloon">balloon</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="human">human</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="longest">longest</span> <span word="free">free</span>-<span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="jump">jump</span>.</p>
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