More incredible:
Somebody did it from even higher more than 50 years ago.
(I think this guy intends to eventually attempt to break that record.)
"...reached a speed of more than 500 mph."
"...in a plummet that reached a speed of 600 mph in 20 seconds."
"His top speed was approximately 536 mph,..."
So, which was it?
Actually, Felix, the pressure is almost nonexistent!
"We're excellently prepared, but it's never going to be a fun day. I'm risking my life, after all."
Funny, I don't recall the astronauts bigging themselves up and stating the bleeding obvious.
I used to jump off our garage roof when I was a kid. Prolly pretty similar.
I jumped at every altitude between 800ft and 2000ft (all night jumps, of course). Anything else is plain crazy!