Just in case you missed the: World Record Freefall

Baumgartner
reached an estimated speed of
1,342.8 km/h or 834.4 mph(Mach 1.24)
jumping from the stratosphere, which when certified
will make him the first man to break the speed of sound
in freefall and set several other records
 while delivering valuable data for future space exploration.

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