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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.
Google boss breaks Felix Baumgartner's parachute record in secret 135,000 foot jump from the edge of space. 1  Alan Eustace, 57, was wearing a specially designed spacesuit. 2  Was lifted by a balloon filled with 35,000 cubic feet of helium. 3  Took 15 minutes to descend after using explosives to separate himself from balloon.