Felix Baumgartner's Jump from Space to Earth Breaks Sound Barrier [VIDEO]

The skydiver made history

Felix Baumgartner has become the first skydiver to break the speed of sound. On Sunday, the 43-year-old stood in the doorway of a capsule suspended above the Earth by a helium balloon; he then stepped off and made a 24-mile-high jump, reaching a maximum speed of 833.9 mph, in a free fall that lasted nearly 9 minutes. Baumgartner landed safely in the eastern New Mexico desert as millions of onlookers and friends watched. Though more than 40 television stations in 50 countries carried the live feed, there were more than 8 million simultaneous views to a YouTube live stream at its peak. (AP)

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