http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCqnQ...feature=relmfu PR movie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_SzU...ture=endscreen (Test Jump)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrIxH6DToXQ (live)
Yay , Felix Baumgartner did it
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/us...anted=all&_r=0
"ROSWELL, N.M. — Felix Baumgartner, the professional daredevil, jumped from a balloon more than 24 miles above the Earth on Sunday, and landed safely on his feet.
A helium-filled balloon, the largest ever used for a manned flight, lifted the capsule into the air. More Photos »
Just minutes earlier, Mr. Baumgartner stood on the edge of his capsule completing a final checklist before jumping into a near vacuum at above 127,000 feet, or more than 24 miles. He later landed in the eastern New Mexico desert minutes, lifting his arms in victory.
Mr. Baumgartner took 2 hours 21 minutes to reach the height, lifting off in an enormous helium balloon that smoothly carried him through the critical first 4,000 feet — called the Dead Zone because it would be impossible to parachute to safety.
From the distance above the New Mexico desert — he hoped to make the highest jump in history and become the first sky diver to break the speed of sound. Before than jump, Mr. Baumgartner went through a checklist with help from Joe Kittinger, 84, the retired Air Force colonel who in 1960 jumped from 102,800 feet, setting records that remained more than half a century later — and that Mr. Baumgartner was hoping to break"
Austrian jumps from Stratosphere :)
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