How high did alan eustace jump from
How high did alan eustace jump from
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A 57-year-old Google engineer performed the highest human free-fall, jumping from 135,890 feet up in the stratosphere. A documentary on Netflix reveals how he did it.
- Former Google engineer Alan Eustace broke the record for longest freefall in 2014, when he jumped from 135,890 feet.
- He reached maximum speeds above 820 mph.
- Eustace says he's no daredevil: The engineer and pilot spent months doing test flights, training, and finessing the design of his special suit.
- The feat is chronicled in the documentary "14 Minutes from Earth," on Netflix.
Alan Eustace holds a daredevil-ish world record: In 2014, at age 57, he performed the highest human free-fall ever.
Eustace, at the time a chief Google engineer and pilot, plunged 25 miles from the stratosphere down to Earth on October 24, 2014.
From that height — in the area between the Earth and space — you can glimpse the curvature of the planet. Eustace wore just a spacesuit and helmet during his endeavor, though he