Felix Baumgartner made history in October 2012 when he parachuted to Earth from an altitude of 22 miles. Skydiver Luke Aikins, who helped make that jump possible, is planning to perform a feat that's perhaps even more dangerous: jumping from a height of 25,000 feet without a parachute.
Aikins is a veteran skydiver with more than 16,000 jumps, according to Dropzone, but most of those included at least some kind of parachute or at least a wingsuit. In his new project, called "Heaven Sent," Aikins will land on a 100x100 foot "deceleration net" suspended above the ground.
"That might seem big from the ground, but it's almost invisible from a 25,000 feet," Aikins claims in a promotional video.
To hit the target, Aikins will have to use his experience as a BASE jumper, where extreme precision and control is required to control the fall and land at the right place.
The event will be televised when it happens "later this year."
We've seen several parachute-less jumps before, such as this epic skydive on Jackass, but it always involved another skydiver. Aikins will be on entirely on his own. Godspeed, you crazy person.