epa04462548 An undated handout picture released by Paragon Space Development Corporation on 24 October 2014 shows Alan Eustace, Google senior Vice-President, during a thermal test of his space suit somewhere in New Mexico, USA. Google executive Alan Eustace broke the world altitude record by parachuting from more than 40 kilometre above the earth in a space suit, officials confirmed on 24 October 2014. A helium balloon carried Eustace to an altitude of 41,419 metre above the US state of New Mexico. His free fall broke the sound barrier, reaching a peak velocity of 1,320 kilometres per hour, the Paragon Space Development Corporation said. EPA/Paragon Space Development HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++