Ready, set, ...

Should be a go soon after a couple hours of ascent, then it'll all be over soon enough. 115,000 feet in 5 minutes and a wee 5.000 foot parachute ride. Watch live for the 'excitement':

Live Broadcast | Red Bull Stratos

2 miles high and rising.

The guy is nuts good coverage thanks Locutus

Higher than Everest now.

When I last looked he was headed for 70,000ft. From the rate of ascent, it's going to take another hour or two to get to 115,000ft
Great stuff....

98,000 feet...about 30 minutes to go.

Highest manned balloon flight record: 114,500 and climbing.

Fogging problem with heating wires in face visor may cause problems for a jump now.

passing 117,000 heading to 125,000 ft.

Outside pressure = 0.21 psi.

122,000 ft.

Soon.

passing 125,000.

lol Wait till Marvin spots him.

Make it stop.

127,000 ft.

That'd cost money. Let Marvin do it on his own $s.

Nice landing and attaboy.

Good jump and good coverage by Red Bull it was breath taking pictures

BBC documentary to follow in about 4 weeks. Should be good.

What you didn't know about Felix Baumgartner:

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