Adventurer

1. B.A.S.E. 502 – Félix Baumgartner
Felix Baumgartner has become famous for jumping with a parachute
from the stratosphere. His nickname is B.A.S.E. 502. He prepares his
jump with RedBull, a company of extreme sport.
The launch was originally scheduled for 9th
October 2012 but was
aborted due to adverse weather conditions. Launch was rescheduled
and the mission instead took place on 14th
October 2012 when
Baumgartner landed in eastern New Mexico after jumping from a
then world-record 38,969.3 metres and falling a record distance of
36,402.6 metres; the altitude record was broken by Alan Eustace in
2014.
Baumgartner also set the record for fastest speed of free fall at
1,357.64 km/h; making him the first human to break the sound
barrier outside a vehicle. Baumgartner was in free fall for 4 minutes
and 19 seconds, 17 seconds shorter than his mentor, Joseph
Kittinger’s jump in 1960.