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During the jump, he spent approximately 3 minutes and 43 seconds in free fall, reaching speeds of more than 580 km/h (360 mph), [32] before opening his parachute. In total, the jump lasted approximately eight minutes and eight seconds and Baumgartner became the third person to safely parachute from a height of over 21.7 km (13.5 mi). [33] [34]
Alan Eustace set the current world record for highest and longest-distance free fall jump in 2014 when he jumped from 135,898 feet (41.422 km). [2] However, Joseph Kittinger still holds the record for longest-duration free fall, at 4 minutes and 36 seconds, which he accomplished during his 1960 jump from 102,800 feet (31.3 km).
The Space Needle is an observation tower in Seattle, Washington, United States.Considered to be an icon of the city, it has been designated a Seattle landmark.Located in the Lower Queen Anne neighborhood, it was built in the Seattle Center for the 1962 World's Fair, which drew over 2.3 million visitors.
His descent to Earth lasted 4 minutes and 27 seconds [12] and stretched nearly 26 miles (42 km) with peak speeds exceeding 822 miles per hour (1,323 km/h), [10] setting new world records for the highest free-fall jump and total free-fall distance 123,414 feet (37.617 km; 23.3739 mi). [13]
The team completed the highest ever parachute jump in world history. ... the jump took place at Mount Everest, at a height of more than 20,000 feet. ... Harward told ABC News that it took several ...
Red Bull Stratos was a high-altitude skydiving project involving Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner.On 14 October 2012, Baumgartner flew approximately 39 kilometres (24 mi) [1] [2] [3] into the stratosphere over New Mexico, United States, in a helium balloon before free falling in a pressure suit and then parachuting to Earth. [4]
Both the width and height of the arch are 630 feet (192 m). The arch is the tallest memorial in the United States and the tallest stainless steel monument in the world. 4 Space Needle: 184 m (605 ft) 1962 Steel Seattle, Washington: Built for the 1962 Seattle World's Fair, the Century 21 Exposition. 5 San Jacinto Monument: 173 m (567 ft) 1939 ...
In 2021, a team of Nepali climbers made the first winter ascent of K2, the world's second-highest peak — the notoriously challenging 28,251-foott "savage mountain" of Pakistan.