What do the American Joseph Kittinger and the Austrian Felix Baumgartner have in common They both jumped from over 30km high with a parachute. While Kittinger’s attempt on 16 August 1960 was from a height of ‘only’ 31 333 meters Felix Baumgartner broke this record on 14 October 2012 with a breath-taking 38 969 meters.This composition Stratosphere describes the adventure from climbing into the capsule with help of a balloon to the short pause in the stratosphere and the jump the turbulence during the free-fall descent and finally the opening of the parachute and the safe landing.
