Sunday morning October 14, 2012, Felix Baumgartner broke one of the craziest world records. He broke the speed of sound (833.9 mph) jumping from the stratosphere. This accomplishment makes him the first man to break the speed of sound in freefall. Not only did he break a world record, but he delivered valuable data for space exploration at the same time.
Felix climbed up to a helium filled balloon (39,045 meters). Felix broke previous records (highest freefall, highest manned ballon flight), leaving the longest freefall record to project mentor Col. Joe Kittinger.
His fall back to earth only lasted 9:09 minutes with 4:22 of that time in freefall. At one point, he began to spin rapidly, but quickly regained control before opening his parachute. This jump was broadcasted all over the world and scientists now have a a better understanding of how the body copes with the extreme conditions near space.
The article I read was posted on http://www.redbullstratos.com/the-mission/world-record-jump/. Although, this article used logos by citing scientific and mathematical facts, it was very vague in details about the event. For instance, it didn’t really mention why Baumgartner chose to participate in this, and didn’t even mention that it was for a Redbull event.
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