Austrian jump from an altitude of 71,500 feet

An Austrian jumped on Thursday from an altitude of 71,581 feet, or 21.8824 km, a project sponsored by Red Bull ... but it was just a test, since Felix Baumgartner plans to jump from 90,000 feet this summer.

Reaching speeds of just under 643 km/h during the fall, the man plans his next stunt jumping from a height of 37 km, breaking the record set in 1960 (31.37 km).

Baumgartner came from Roswell, New Mexico, in a pressurized capsule, and was raised by a helium balloon.