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A senior Google broke the world record for the highest free fall parachute jump today. Dr. Alan Eustace, whose official title is senior vice president of knowledge, has successfully completed a jump of 135.908 feet. The accomplishment is seemingly out of nowhere, without fanfare or media buzz whatsoever; The New York Times "science Twitter account first reported incredible feat of Eustace.
Early this morning, Eustace began his balloon ascent powered from an abandoned runway in Roswell, New Mexico, by Times . He was wearing a suit tailored that featured a "develop" life support system in case something went wrong during the dive. The trip up took two hours; he fell to the ground in just 15 minutes, with top speeds exceeding 800 miles per hour; spectators say they heard a sonic boom that Eustace ran across the sky.
The last time someone jumped like this, the whole world knew; Felix Baumgartner exciting jump from the edge of space was broadcast live on the Internet as it happened. Baumgartner became the first person to break the sound barrier in free fall. His diving was an altitude of 127.852 feet, which at the time also set a new record for the highest free fall parachute jump -. A record that exceeded Eustace today
Eustace apparently refused Google offers to help, trying to avoid the spectacle and the frenzy that surrounded the jump Baumgartner. Instead, he worked quietly for three years on the self-funded project - apart from Google rooms - to make his mark and break the altitude record by falling from the stratosphere. Paragon Space Development Corporation helped develop a life support system that allowed Eustace to breathe pure oxygen during its long journey and rapidly falling down. And yes, apparently Eustace made some GoPro cameras with him; we hope to eventually see as images, since few people are still able to experience first hand.