You might recall Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner's 2012 jump from a 24-mile-high balloon capsule, a height of 127,852 feet. As NPR's Dana Farrington wrote of the feat on Oct. 14, 2012, Baumgartner's accomplishment was "The highest jump, the longest distance free fall and the fastest velocity". It begins with Baumgartner taking directions from Kittinger in mission control. "After the brief conversation, Baumgartner stands at the precipice and says:"I wish you could see what I could see.
Source: NPR
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