Does This Video Show An Australian Scientist Jumping From Space To Earth?
By Anmol Alphonso A viral video showing an Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner make a record breaking supersonic freefall jump in October 2012, from a helium balloon in the stratosphere from 1,28,097 feet above earth, is being shared with the misleading claim that it shows an Australian scientist jumping from space and landing on earth. The Kármán line, an altitude of 100 km (62 mi) above sea level, is conventionally used as the start of outer space in space treaties and for aerospace records. BOOM found that the breathtaking freefall jump in the viral video is from much below this level, and ...