Height, depth and spaceWorld record
Longest vertical free fall distance without drogue
36.4026 km
22.620 mi
- Holder
- Felix Baumgartner
- Year
- Standing since
- 2012 (14 years)
What to remember
On 14 October 2012, above New Mexico, Felix Baumgartner stepped out of a pressurised capsule hanging under a helium balloon, at an altitude of 38.969 km. He then fell freely for 36.4026 km, or 119,431 ft, without a drogue, before opening his canopy.
The project was called Red Bull Stratos. The Austrian skydiver wore a pressure suit. The free fall had been expected to last between five and six minutes; it ended after 4 minutes and 19 seconds, when he deployed his parachute.
On the way down Baumgartner reached 1,357.64 km/h, Mach 1.25, breaking the sound barrier with no engine power at all. The measurements credited him with two other world records as well.
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- Value, holder and date: Wikipedia article “Red Bull Stratos” (revision used 1360634228). Data from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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