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A well-known computer scientist, he fell faster than the speed of sound and broke Baumgartner's world altitude record set just two years ago by jumping from 135,000 feet. Alan Eustace, 57, a senior vice president at Google, during his record breaking leap from 135,000 feet.
I survived a 12,000ft fall without my parachutes. by REBECCA CAMBER. Last updated at 22:00 11 February 2007. Spinning out of control with the ground roaring up to him at incredible speed, skydiver Michael Holmes screamed and waved goodbye to the world as he plummeted 12,000ft after his parachute failed.