Felix Baumgartner set a record by skydiving 128097 feet, which is 24.26 miles.
BTW, any jumps from higher from 63,000 feet require a pressurized suit.
The entire fall took 9 minutes and 3 seconds. He had a perfect landing.
His highest speed was 834 miles per hour, Mach 1.24. (Sound travels approximately 761 mph.)
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Look out for that first step. it's a real doozy!!! Er...how *does* one spell "doozy"?
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