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Testing, testing… Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner has completed a second test for his oncoming record-breaking high-altitude free-falling attempt.He jumped from a space capsule attached to a huge balloon from an altitude of 29,455 meters and reached a top speed of 862 km/h in free fall before opening his parachute. He landed safely in a desert in New Mexico, affording us these magnificent views along the way.

To break several records, including the speed of sound in free-fall, the jump will be attempted from the altitude of 37,000 meters (the speed of sound is 343.2 meters/sec or 1,236 km/h).

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