link to live record breaking skydive attempt

[sulky_uk]

if anyone's interested

http://www.youtube.com/redbull

[Snokio]

Thanks :thumb: do you know what height he needs to be at before he jumps?

[TeaLeaf]

Target was 120k ft, but he's over that atm and the baloon is still rising.

[smilodon]

Outside pressure is now 0.07psi...... that's as close to space as to make no odds. Amazing to think this was first done by a guy in 1960 from an open gondola.

[Sneakytiger]

just watched it was on sky

[Penfold]

Nice. Shame he didn't get the longest freefall though. That says something about Kittinger's effort.

[BrotherTobious]

That was most impressive well played

[OldBloke]

Superb viewing and a terrific achievement but 'Mission Control' was a bit amateur-hour wasn't it?

[Penfold]

I dunno, the old boy doing the talking in mission control kinda reminded me of Lameduck :flirty:

[Snokio]

thought it was guy who held the previous record in the 60's

[Penfold]

May well have been. I know Kittinger was an advisor.

[Lameduck]

I dunno, the old boy doing the talking in mission control kinda reminded me of Lameduck :flirty:

Well I've got to be seen doing something now that I've retired from dMr
Great achievement, the boy done good.

[TeaLeaf]

Thoroughly enjoyed the livestream, terrific viewing and oooooooooooooh WHAT A RUSH!

The view I thought was stunning and it's the sort of humbling, eye-opening vista that I'd pay good money to get an opportunity to see in person.  When the capsule was lower the view brought back memories of 'normal' sky-diving, in which I always remember the slight curvature of the earth from 13,000ft and the halo effect of the sun reflecting from the horizon off both land & cloud, but the view from his capsule was breath-taking.    Green?   Hell yeah.

It will be interesting to see BBC's documentary which will come out in about a month, definitely one I will be watching.

[Tutonic]

The view from his balloon when it got to altitude was amazing. Must be a pretty humbling sight.


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[Lameduck]

Somebody just has to go one better
http://youtu.be/yFU774q6eVM