Archive · 10 Jun 2025
Baumgartner's Stratospheric Jump: Breaking the Sound Barrier
Imagine jumping from space!
That's what Felix Baumgartner did.
He went up in a balloon wearing a special suit and jumped from very high up.
He broke the sound barrier during his fall.
He then began to spin out of control, but used equipment to stop the spinning and landed safely in the New Mexico desert.
It was a crazy, exciting adventure that pushed the limits of what humans can do!
Felix Baumgartner jumped from the stratosphere on October 14, 2012.
He was the first to break the sound barrier in freefall.
Baumgartner reached a maximum velocity of 843.6 mph.
He experienced an uncontrollable spin during the descent.
Baumgartner landed safely in the New Mexico desert.
- Who
- Felix Baumgartner
- What
- Felix Baumgartner broke the sound barrier in freefall.
- When
- October 14, 2012
- Where
- New Mexico desert
- Why
- To test human endurance and technology.
- Jumper
- Felix Baumgartner
- Date
- October 14, 2012
- Jump Altitude
- 128,100 feet (39 km)
- Max Velocity
- 843.6 mph (1,357.6 km/h)
- Landing Location
- New Mexico desert