Google Senior VP breaks altitude record

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Broke Felix Baumgartner's record by about 7,000 feet using less sophisticated equipment.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2014/10/25/google-exec-sets-space-jump-record/17899465/

A 57-year-old Google executive is the world's new space daredevil.

Alan Eustace yesterday traveled more than 25 miles up to the top of the stratosphere in a balloon and then parachuted back down to earth in Roswell, NM, at speeds of up to 822mph, reports The New York Times.

In doing so, Eustace not only broke the sound barrier and set off his own personal sonic boom, he broke the altitude record set by Felix Baumgartner two years ago.

For the record, Eustace hit an altitude of 135,890 feet, besting Baumgartner's 128,110 feet.