Happy Sunday People!,

Now for those that know me, …… y’all kmow that i am a bit of an Adrenalin junkie, and tihs is something that I even I would hesitate in doing, but i am intrigued ……..

The Austrian extreme sportsman Felix Baumgartner says his next goal is to try to break the long-standing record for the highest ever parachute jump.

It is 50 years since the American Joe Kittinger made history by leaping from a balloon at 102,800ft (31km).

Many have sought to repeat the feat down the decades but all have failed.

Baumgartner, who is famous for stunts such as jumping off the Petronas Towers, aims to skydive from a balloon sent to at least 120,000 ft (37km).

It is likely that in his long freefall of more than five minutes, he will exceed the speed of sound – the first person to do so without the aid of a machine.

“No-one really knows what that will be like,” he said.

“The fact is you have a lot of different airflows coming around your body; and some parts of your body are in supersonic flow and some parts are in transonic flow. What kind of reaction that creates, I can’t tell you,”

Baumgartner has an eye on the benefits he believes can accrue to space exploration, making it possible to bring astronauts back to Earth alive if their vehicle malfunctions.

A BBC/National Geographic Channel documentary is being made about Baumgartner’s project. The 90-minute film will be transmitted on BBC Two in the UK shortly after the jump.

Good Luck!

Until da next Tyme!