Google vice-president, Alan Eustace has reportedly broken the world record for high altitude parachute jump set in 2012 by Austrian Felix Baumgartner, by jumping from near the top of the stratosphere at an altitude of 135,890 feet.
According to a BBC report, Eustace was carried by a large helium balloon from New Mexico to over 40km above the earth. He leapt out in a specially-designed space suit, reaching speeds of more than 1,300 kilometer per hour.
He exceeded the speed of sound, setting off a small sonic boom, and set several skydiving records in the process.
The dive was part of a project led by Paragon Space Development Corporation, aimed at the exploration of the stratosphere above 100,000 feet.
Sharing his experience, Eustace said that it was amazing and beautiful. One could see the darkness of space and the layers of atmosphere, which he had never seen before."
However, he also said that he did not feel or hear the sonic boom as he passed the speed of sound, although it was heard by observers on the ground, the report said.