baumgartner even stuck the landing. he says he now plans to retire. if you want to sound smart, tell your friends when baumgartner started his flung back plunge b earth, he was 82,000 feet above the flight of the average boeing 747, and more than four times higher than mt. everest. baumgartner didn t deploy his parachute until he had fallen about 123,000 feet. let s huddle up around the water cooler to watch snl s take on the vice presidential debate. i want to thank center college for hosting us this evening. oh, boy, here we go. four years ago, president obama made a promise [ laughter ] that he would bring down unemployment below 6%. this guy. i m sorry, martha. martha, with all due respect,
top of the world, you become so humbled. it s not about breaking records anymore. it s not about getting scientific data. it s all about coming home alive. his poor mother. because of his pressurized space suit, baumgartner didn t even feel the rushing air or hear the loud noise he made when he did, in fact, break the sound barrier. incredible footage there. lucky guy. man, applause in the background. well earned, guy. mission accomplished for space shuttle endeavour, reaching its final resting spot in the city of angels. after zooming through space 25 times, endeavour inched its way from l.a.x. to california science center at just a paltry rate of 2 miles an hour. hundreds of trees, in fact, had to be cut down. traffic signals moved to make way for the massive wing span. endeavour arrived to a cheering crowd more than a half day behind schedule. but, again, it is finally home.