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A well-known computer scientist, he fell faster than the speed of sound and broke Baumgartner's world altitude record set just two years ago by jumping from 135,000 feet. Alan Eustace, 57, a senior vice president at Google, during his record breaking leap from 135,000 feet.
The highest human altitude in a balloon was 113,740 feet (34.67 km). Malcolm_Ross and Victor A. Prather reach this altitude on May 4, 1961. This record is unbeaten until Octobâ¦er 14, 2012 when Felix Baumgartner jumped from about 120'000 feet. 1 person found this useful.