Skydiver lands record-breaking space jump

15 Oct 2012, 6:01 am   -   Source: AFP
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The 43-year-old Austrian skydiver achieved the fastest ever freefall speed at 706 miles per hour (1,137 kilometers per hour). (Getty Images)

The 43-year-old Austrian skydiver achieved the fastest ever freefall speed at 706 miles per hour (1,137 kilometers per hour). (Getty Images)

Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner broke the sound barrier during his jump from the edge of space Sunday, but he did not set a new record for the longest freefall, a mission spokeswoman told AFP.

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Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner broke the sound barrier during his jump from the edge of space Sunday, but he did not set a new record for the longest freefall, a mission spokeswoman told AFP.
   
The 43-year-old Austrian achieved the fastest ever freefall speed at 706 miles per hour (1,137 kilometers per hour) during the 4 minutes and 19 seconds of freefall from an altitude of 128,097 feet, said spokeswoman Sarah Anderson.
  
 

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