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Skydiver breaks sound barrier, free-falls from space

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    David Lee Miller reports from New York

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I think credible jump this was over the weekend a death defying skydive from twenty miles.

Above the earth.

Minister's -- keeping it down.

Release -- helmet tie down strap.

I mean.

I'm generally.

We're okay.

And -- of all that it's.

Fearless Felix Baumgartner.

Surviving and jump from a record 24 miles above the -- it.

He became the first person to break the sound barrier with his body he reached a maximum speed of nearly 834.

Miles per hour and what that feels like in your brain when you're going sassy -- -- -- an hour near city news round.

We -- there -- some pretty tense moments at their David lake.

There's certainly worried you know -- that this really was high anxiety.

Before Baumgartner even reach the altitude for the job.

The face plate in his helmet was fighting over because of a failed heater he was literally prepared to make a blind leap.

That -- was not necessary but there were more troubles seconds after he -- his body began to spin out of control the consequences.

It could have been deadly but once the atmosphere -- -- he was able to stabilize himself.

Ultimately landing on its feet after nearly that 24 mile descent.

Later -- had this experience led him to reflect on his own mortality.

When I was standing there.

On top of the world you've become so humble you cannot think about breaking records and important to not think about.

Gaining access to easy data the only thing that you want to use you wanna come -- a life.

And as he was spinning out of control he also said he was not afraid of losing his life.

What he was worried about was not being able to break the record for.

Breaking through the speed barrier which he successfully -- 833.

Miles per hour and anybody who when you see him flipping and flipping and that video that is definitely the most frightening part of it.

Hard to imagine -- -- -- it was like for him so he also broke some other records as well right David -- That's right and one of the other records he broke was this was the highest manned balloon flight and who also.

Other records that had nothing to directly do -- -- his jump.

There was a record number of viewers on the web watching this as a live event.

You to sit there -- 8000008.

Million simultaneous streams talked about new media and Twitter more than.

Half the worldwide trending topics had something to do with his jump and that's especially significant because you have to consider this -- -- Sunday and there were seven NFL games.

One record though not broken and this was his freefall.

He fell for four minutes and twenty seconds the record market it still stands at four minutes and 36.

Seconds.

So no doubt if there are there dare devils this will attract them but that's for Bom Gartner.

He says he's going to retire for the foreseeable future spend some time with is a -- girl.

Yeah wow.

Wow wow wow.

Unbelievable thank you David -- just.

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