Felix Baumgartner skydive underway (updated)

[another generation]

Blinkin' 'eck, that was summat else. Thought I'd got over Aguero's goal, but those eyes of mine have a habit of misting up at times of great events. Well done, lad. Thank you, technology, for allowing us to watch that live, in such high definition. I'm sure there were more than just me who issued expletives when he shuffled forward to the platform and looked down.

 

[DTKOAG]

Nowt special

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Didn't realise that the old guy in Mission Control talking to him was Joe Kittinger, the previous record holder.

 

[kunaguero10]

he's gonna be pissed off when he finds out he didn't break the second record

 

[Ragnarok]

Nowt special

Indeed. Phil Jones can jump from 500k feet. Without a parachute.

 

[jimharri]

Nowt special

 

[meeesh]

Didn't realise that the old guy in Mission Control talking to him was Joe Kittinger, the previous record holder.

The other "mad bastard" you mean ?

 

[paphos-mcfc]

Nowt special

Indeed. Phil Jones can jump from 500k feet. Without a parachute.

..and float away in space

 

[meeesh]

he's gonna be pissed off when he finds out he didn't break the second record

So am guessing he will be up again then some time soon

 

[bluesteve1964]

That was brilliant viewing. Best 90 minutes on the internet since the cellar invasion of the GF on friday.

 

[BlueNirvana]

well done thats one crazy fucker

 

[fathellensbellend]

fantastic viewing, what a true hero, heart of a lion.

 

[InMyLifetime-BaconChops]

His main 2 aims today were to a) Break the sound barrier
b) to complete the highest ever skydive

He achieved both of these, what a incredible achievement. And what balls you would have to have to be standing there, 128 000 feet in the there, and jump.

 

[paphos-mcfc]

His main 2 aims today were to a) Break the sound barrier
b) to complete the highest ever skydive

He achieved both of these, what a incredible achievement. And what balls you would have to have to be standing there, 128 000 feet in the there, and jump.

You sure about that? Thought they were waiting for confirmation of the speed.

 

[RandomJ]

I thought the big one he was aiming for was biggest free fall which he failed so I can see him being disapointed on the inside. Still don't get how he failed that though since he jumped from a higher altitude.

 

[Nebuchadnezzar]

That was amazing.

 

[InMyLifetime-BaconChops]

His main 2 aims today were to a) Break the sound barrier
b) to complete the highest ever skydive

He achieved both of these, what a incredible achievement. And what balls you would have to have to be standing there, 128 000 feet in the there, and jump.

You sure about that? Thought they were waiting for confirmation of the speed.

Yeah, well I'm pretty sure I am anyway

 

[mindmyp's_n_q's]

His main 2 aims today were to a) Break the sound barrier
b) to complete the highest ever skydive

He achieved both of these, what a incredible achievement. And what balls you would have to have to be standing there, 128 000 feet in the there, and jump.

I have heard that when he went to his medical after announcing all this the Red Bull doctor first though he had elephantis.

 

[Always Ali]

The images of him falling away from the capsule were just staggering! Incredible balls to do that, I have done a sky dive so know the buzz, but that was just different class, top top man!

 

[jimharri]

I thought the big one he was aiming for was biggest free fall which he failed so I can see him being disapointed on the inside. Still don't get how he failed that though since he jumped from a higher altitude.

''Longest duration'', not ''biggest''. If that is the case, he did 'fail' as he deployed the chute before the target elapsed time.