1. 16 Oct


    1960 - Joe Kittinger
    2012 - Felix Baumgartner

    discoverynews:

    Felix Baumgartner’s Iconic Jump into History

    When Joe Kittinger made his historic jump from a US Air Force high-altitude balloon in 1960, a camera attached to the capsule’s platform photographed an iconic scene: Kittinger, inside a pressure suit, taking a leap into the void.

    In this spectacular photograph released by Red Bull, Baumgartner can be seen taking that leap from the Stratos capsule in a scene reminiscent of Kittinger’s 1960’s plunge. At this heart stopping moment, millions of people were on the edge of their seats hoping Baumgartner survives the fall. Sure enough, less than 5 minutes later, after breaking the speed of sound and smashing the high-altitude skydive record, Baumgartner made a picture perfect parachute landing in the New Mexico desert.

    Whatever Baumgartner’s motivations, drive or passion, for just a few minutes on Sunday morning, millions of people forgot their routine and ignored the chaos of the world to watch one man make history.

    the world is awesome…

    Simply Amazing.

     
  1. skydivingzombie reblogged this from jumpoutofthatplane
  2. jumpoutofthatplane reblogged this from discoverynews
  3. ancientdemons reblogged this from discoverynews
  4. gno-sis reblogged this from discoverynews
  5. risenapes likes this
  6. nugschillinandgrindage reblogged this from spaceexp
  7. cicadas-and-gulls likes this
  8. imaginationcreep reblogged this from lyanafnd
  9. racedinanger likes this
  10. trainley reblogged this from shibuffalo
  11. survivingtherenaissance reblogged this from discoverynews
  12. trayana likes this
  13. this-is-a-deep-title likes this
  14. starryyy-nights reblogged this from ephemeralexistences
  15. koidreams reblogged this from discoverynews
  16. voxt likes this
  17. ephemeralexistences reblogged this from theepitomeofnothing
  18. soar-ever-higher reblogged this from theepitomeofnothing
  19. soar-ever-higher likes this
  20. theepitomeofnothing reblogged this from discoverynews
  21. vagueoff reblogged this from lamcue
  22. fuckyawatches likes this
  23. erwin-and-fire reblogged this from discoverynews
  24. 7487 likes this
  25. kukachu92 reblogged this from starsaremymuse
  26. kukachu92 likes this
  27. link697 reblogged this from discoverynews
  28. doodledoctor reblogged this from discoverynews
  29. rragamuffin reblogged this from discoverynews and added:
    When Joe Kittinger made his historic jump from a US Air Force high-altitude balloon in 1960, a camera attached to the...
  30. cass-attack reblogged this from discoverynews
  31. swizzgreen reblogged this from discoverynews
  32. amuylewfuu likes this
  33. tigerstears reblogged this from loveiseuphoria
  34. azulcom-mel-aosol reblogged this from thegiftsoflife
  35. delicioso-weon reblogged this from discoverynews
  36. w1ngedassassin likes this
  37. lesouljournsdesha reblogged this from wanderwomann
  38. elmisteriodelciervo reblogged this from discoverynews
  39. momentsandenergies likes this
  40. benfails reblogged this from discoverynews
  41. indexthevortex likes this
  42. jkobmllr reblogged this from thegiftsoflife
  43. jkobmllr likes this
  44. nrp likes this
  45. orbitalzoasis likes this
  46. here-in-my-mind reblogged this from musical-and-magical-life-of-me
  47. zeroattribute likes this
  48. drink-liquid-clocks-19 reblogged this from discoverynews