Oct. 16, 2012. Univ. of Southern California Physics Professor Nick Warner says the lack of air resistance was key when Felix Baumgartner broke the sound barrier after he jumped from his balloon-tethered capsule 24-miles above earth. Associated PressIf anything can be gleaned from Felix Baumgartner's skydive from space besides the knowledge that a human can break the sound barrier without a machine, it's that risk-takers, when successful, are handsomely rewarded. Red Bull or Baumgartner aren'tOn Sunday, Felix Baumgartner became the first human being ever to travel faster than the speed of sound in nothing but a spacesuit. He did it by jumping from a high-altitude balloon at an altitude of around 127000 feet,Oct. 16, 2012. Univ. of Southern California Physics Professor Nick Warner says the lack of air resistance was key when Felix Baumgartner broke the sound barrier after he jumped from his balloon-tethered capsule 24-miles above earth. Associated Press(AP) — Now that the dust has settled in the New Mexico desert where supersonic skydiver "Fearless Felix" Baumgartner landed safely on his feet, researchers are exhilarated over the possibility his exploit could someday help save the lives of pilots
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