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"Felix Baumgartner, a 43-year-old Austrian daredevil, became the first human to break the sound barrier through freefall on Sunday after falling from 24 miles in the sky (an altitude of 128,100 feet). On a helium-balloon capsule that rose high enough to reach space, Baumgartner stepped from his capsule and plummeted for four minutes and 20 seconds, reaching a top speed of 833.9 miles per hour.  Though he made it safely to the ground, the mission was far from flawless. Just minutes before he was set to fall, Baumgartner&amp;#039;s visor fogged up and nearly made him abort the jump in fear of falling while virtually blind. Further problems emerged when Baumgartner started spinning out of control as he first began to fall, instead of falling smoothly. And years before the feat, Baumgartner had to seek psychological help for dealing with the claustrophobia of wearing the pressurized suit and helmet for extended periods of time. Preparation took five years to ensure safety for the dangerous record-breaking jump. There were over 300 people involved in the project, referred to as the Red Bull Stratos because the beverage giant funded the mission. Baumgartner was required to wear an oxygen tank and a customized full-pressure suit, which were designed specifically for the historic event. Baumgartner is now the only man to ever achieve a supersonic skydive and the record-holder for highest skydive exit height and the highest free fall. Unfortunately, Baumgartner did not receive the record for longest fall (which is four minutes and 36 seconds), held by previous jumper Joe Kittinger. Over eight million people watched Baumgartner&amp;#039;s record-breaking plunge on a live YouTube stream, which also broke a record for YouTube live streaming. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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