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NGC special will chronicle Felix Baumgartner’s epic space jump
Channel Guide MagazineIf you were one of the millions who watched Felix Baumgartner's record-breaking free-fall jump this past Sunday — when he became the first person to free fall while breaking the sound barrier — you know what an impressive accomplishment it... -
Air Show Returns to Reno One Year After Deadly Crash
KTLA NewsRENO, NV (KTLA) -- The Reno National Championship Air Races are underway for the 49th annual event, despite last year's deadly crash. Ten spectators died at last year's show when pilot Jimmy Leeward lost control of his P51 Mustang and crashed into the...Tags: Transportation Industry, Head Injuries, Social Media, Los Angeles Times, Hospitals and Clinics
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Day in the Life of a Skydiving Instructor
PhotojournalistIn this week's Day in the Life, Mike Kauffman gives us an inside look at skydiving. While most people find jumping out of an airplane at 10,000 feet crazy, Mike has been doing it for almost 20 years now and calls it "safer than driving to work." Mike...Tags: Sports, Skydiving
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Free Friday: Free Tickets to Luna Park at Coney Island
PIX11.comEach week we tell viewers what they can get for free. This week's free list: 1) Free Tickets to Luna Park at Coney Island Luna Park at Coney Island will be hosting its third annual 'Nights of Horror' event throughout the month of October. This weekend,...Tags: Sports, River Surfing, Windsurfing
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Skydiving Instructor Fined for Letting Woman Slip Out of Harness (VIDEO)
KTLA NewsLODI, Calif. (KTLA) -- The Federal Aviation Administration is fining an instructor $2,200 for not properly securing an elderly woman during a skydive in 2011. Laverne Everett was crossing skydiving off her bucket list, jumping out of a plane flying...Tags: Punishment, Federal Aviation Administration, Sports, Skydiving, Fines
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Skydiving heals all wounds
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThis weekend is a major milestone for Nicole Smith. Skydive Kansas in Osage City is her final stop in her journey to skydive in all 50 states. But more than that, it's proof how far she has come in the last year. "I was in a car accident June of last...Tags: Fractured Rib, Sports, Skydiving, Injuries and Wounds
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Maryland skydivers see boost in interest after Baumgartner's record-breaking feat
When a man willingly jumps from 24 miles above the Earth and lives, there is going to be some buzz. On the heels of Austrian Felix Baumgartner's record-setting "supersonic" skydive from the stratosphere last Sunday, the skydiving community in Maryland...
Tags: Sports, Skydiving, YouTube
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Daredevil lands jump from edge of space
CNNROSWELL, New Mexico -- Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner broke the speed of sound -- at one point hitting Mach 1.24, according to a team official -- during his record-setting jump from 128,000 feet Sunday over southeastern New Mexico. "He made it --...Tags: Parachuting, U.S. Air Force, Sports, Skydiving, Malaysia
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Skydiver Breaks Record For Manned Balloon Flight At 23 Miles High
ReutersROSWELL, New Mexico (Reuters) - Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner broke the record for the highest manned balloon flight on Sunday after his craft rose 23 miles above New Mexico, project sponsors said. The 43-year-old daredevil was inside a capsule...Tags: Sports, Skydiving
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Skydiver Makes World Record Jump from Edge of Space
CNNROSWELL, New Mexico -- The sky proved no limit for Felix Baumgartner. The Austrian daredevil, in fact, rose to the edge of space Sunday -- 128,100 feet, or 24 miles, above the Earth -- before plunging faster than the speed of sound. Minutes later, he...Tags: Sandwiches, Foods and Beverages, Human Accomplishments, Parachuting, U.S. Air Force
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81-year-old Skydiver's Instructor Fined
FOX40 NewsShe's the 81-year-old dare devil who decided to take a 13,000 leap in to the sky. But, when it all went wrong, she became the 81-year-old YouTube sensation. And now, the Federal Aviation Administration is talking about fining the instructor a $2,200...Tags: Punishment, Air Transportation Industry, Federal Aviation Administration, Parachuting, Sports
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Supersonic jumper readies for record setting leap
ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner made final preparations Tuesday for a death-defying, 23-mile free fall into the New Mexico desert, hoping to become the first skydiver to break the sound barrier. The planned early morning...
Tags: Science, Parachuting, Sports, Science and Technology, NASA
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