Felix Baumgartner's jump from space: By the numbers

Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner stepped onto the edge of a specially rigged space capsule on Sunday, stared at the ground 24 miles below, and bravely leaped into the history books. The supersonic dive, broadcast live worldwide as part of the Red Bull Stratos mission, clinched multiple world records for the 43-year-old pilot. He became the first skydiver to break the sound barrier, completed the highest-altitude skydive in history, the longest freefall without a parachute, and the fastest speed ever achieved during a skydive. (Watch highlights below.) A brief look at Baumgartner's historic jump, by the numbers:

128,100

Altitude, in feet, from which Baumgartner jumped. That's 24 miles above the ground, and "four times higher than most passenger jets fly," says Ryan Owens at ABC News.

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2.5

Hours he spent ascending through the atmosphere

10 to 20

Seconds Baumgartner spent spinning out of control when he first jumped out of the capsule. "At a certain R.P.M.," said Baumgartner, "there's only one way for blood to leave your body, and that's through your eyeballs. That means you're dead. That was what we feared the most." Luckily, he was able to gain control over his body once the atmosphere thickened.

260

Seconds that Baumgartner spent free-falling through space before deploying his parachute

690

The sound barrier, in miles per hour

833.9

The world-record speed, in miles per hour, that Baumgartner hit while falling (Mach 1.24)

119,846

Feet Baumgartner plummeted before deploying his parachute — also a world record

300

People who worked on the Red Bull Stratos mission, including 70 engineers, scientists, and physicians

5

Years of planning before the Red Bull Stratos finally happened

30

Cameras used to record the stunt

40

Television stations, including the Discovery Channel, that showed the jump live

8 million

People who tuned in to watch the jump online, easily crushing the 500,000 YouTube livestream record set by the London Summer Olympics

10

Minutes that passed from the time Baumgartner jumped to the moment he raised to raise his fist victoriously while standing on solid ground. "Soon he was hugged by his mother and father," says Zelle Pollon at Reuters. "And his girlfriend jumped up and wrapped her legs around him."

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Sources: ABC News, Associated Press, New York Times, Reuters, Washington Post

Read about Baumgartner's other death-defying stunts here.