Mon 15 Oct 2012
Post by Sơn râu 8 Jan 2024
Former Austrian military parachutist Felix Baumgartner jumps from a balloon-lifted capsule 24 miles up. Felix Baumgartner makes final preparations before the flight.
Baumgartner readies himself before take-off
Photograph: Reuters
Baumgartner steps into the capsule before the manned flight in Roswell, New Mexico. Photograph: Balazs Gardi/AFP/Getty Images
The capsule and attached helium balloon carrying Baumgartner lift off. Photograph: Ross Franklin/AP
A television crew films the capsule and attached helium balloon carrying Baumgartner as he lifts off. Photograph: Ross Franklin/AP
The helium balloon carrying Felix Baumgartner ascends. Photograph: Predrag Vuckovic/AP Photo/Red Bull Strato.
Baumgartner jumps out of the capsule. Photograph: Jay Nemeth/Red Bull Stratos via Getty Images.
A view from the capsule as Felix Baumgartner jumps out. Photograph: Jay Nemeth/Red Bull Stratos via Getty Images.
Felix Baumgartner jumps out of the capsule. Photograph: Red Bull Stratos/AP
Initially, he appears to tumble out of control, but then he creates a delta shape and freefalls for just over four minutes. Photograph: Vedat Xhymshiti/ZUMA Press/Corbis
Crew members at the mission control watch the jump. Photograph: Reuters
Baumgartner comes into land in the desert in Roswell, New Mexico. Photograph: KeystoneUSA-ZUMA/Rex Features
Baumgartner celebrates after landing successfully. Photograph: Reuters
Family members and friends celebrate the successful jump. Photograph: Reuters
Baumgartner celebrates after completing the jump. Photograph: Balazs Gardi/AFP/redbullcontentpool.com/Getty Images
Felix Baumgartner and the project’s technical project director, Art Thompson. Photograph: Joerg Mitter/AFP/Getty Images
Baumgartner, right, shakes hands with Colonel Joe Kittinger, after beating Kittinger’s old record of 102,799 feet. Photograph: Ross Franklin/AP
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