A world record-setting jump has instilled national pride into those who were fortunate enough to be living in a time like this. In an article called, "Felix Baumgartner Completes Record-Setting Jump" in The Huffington Post, it is stated that daredevil Felix Baumgartner has landed on planet Earth after jumping from the stratosphere. This is reported to be a twenty-four mile jump. After the ten minute fall from space, he landed safely in New Mexico. Right after his dramatic landing, he lifted his arms victoriously, making the crowd cheer frantically in awe. Felix's main goal was to travel faster than the speed of sound; however, it is not quite certain yet whether he actually reached his ambition or not. How did he do this, you may ask? He was seated in a pressurized capsule which was carried by a helium balloon. As obvious it may be, there are many life-threatening aspects in this jump of a life time. If Felix made contact with the capsule, then his suit would have ripped which would have exposed his body to an environment that lacked enough oxygen for a human being to survive. Around thirty cameras were recording this sensational jump; but what they did not admit to their viewers was that there was actually a twenty second lag during the broadcast. This was done to protect the viewers, in case of a mishap. As a matter of fact, he had made two preparation jumps beforehand. His first attempt was in March-consisting of a fifteen mile difference in altitude; and his second attempt was in June (eighteen miles high). Before his final jump, Felix had declared that if the outcome is successful, then NASA will finally have a new generation of spacesuits to protect astronauts, and to allow them to have an escape option, while being 120,000 feet above Earth. Nevertheless, Felix Baumgartner has retired from his jumping career; and plans to settle down with his girlfriend and fly helicopters for rescue missions in the United States and Austria.
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