I put Middle Earth Journal in hiatus in May of 2008 and moved to Newshoggers.
I temporarily reopened Middle Earth Journal when Newshoggers shut it's doors but I was invited to Participate at The Moderate Voice so Middle Earth Journal is once again in hiatus.

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Baumgartner Jumps From 24 Miles Up


Austrian breaks sound barrier in record space jump (via AFP)
Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner became the first man to break the sound barrier in a record-shattering freefall jump from the edge of space Sunday, organizers said. The 43-year-old leapt from a capsule more than 24 miles (39 kilometers) above the Earth, reaching a speed of 706 miles per hour before…



1 comment:

  1. But he didn't catch a duck mid-air.
    https://twitter.com/leonidkruglyak/status/257623413252833280

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