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Breaking the Sound Barrier in Free Fall?
October 2, 2012 | Bloomberg

On October 8, 2012, Felix Baumgartner plans to jump from a balloon 23 miles above the earth, break the sound barrier while falling and land safely on Earth about 20 minutes later.


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