Baumgartner 'broke sound barrier'
Felix Baumgartner's body pierced the atmosphere at speeds topping 700 miles per hour, appearing to achieve another of his goals: to become the first skydiver to break the speed of sound, according to the project website.
Baumgartner also broke records for the highest altitude manned balloon flight and the highest altitude skydive before landing safely on the ground and raising his arms in a victory salute about 10 minutes after he stepped into the air.
Watch the jump: skydiver lands safely after 24 mile fall
Felix Baumgartner lept into the stratosphere from a balloon flying 24 miles above Earth in an attempt to break the sound barrier.
Mission for skydiver's 23 mile supersonic jump delayed
Felix Baumgartner's attempt to become the first person to break the sound barrier by parachuting from the edge of space has been delayed.