Associated Press

Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner has landed on Earth after a jump from the stratosphere in what could be the worldâ€™s first supersonic skydive.

Baumgartner landed in eastern New Mexico desert minutes after jumping from 28,000 feet, or 24 miles.He lifted his arms in victory shortly after landing.He took off in a pressurized capsule carried by a 55-story ultra-thin helium balloon. He jumped from more than three times the height of the average cruising altitude for jetliners.

Baumgartner was expected to hit a speed of 690 mph before activating his parachute about 5,000 above the ground in southeastern New Mexico.