This is a must watch. Red Bull Stratos.

[Zultronova]

Watch it live now on Youtube : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrIxH6DToXQ

 

[Giuseppe Magnetico]

That first couple minutes of free fall he was spinning so hard! I don't think he broke the sound barrier though, highest speed I saw was 714mph, which was estimated. The sensors on his suit might tell a different story.

 

[Parker]

That first couple minutes of free fall he was spinning so hard! I don't think he broke the sound barrier though, highest speed I saw was 714mph, which was estimated. The sensors on his suit might tell a different story.

The speed of sound isn't constant. It varies with altitude a lot. It's 760mph at sea level but it's lower than 700mph at most of the altitude he was falling through.

 

[DominicDecoco]

Nervy moments there when he lost the control and started spinning.

Good job on him. Fantastic pictures throughout.

 

[Christian]

"I'm going home now" - major goosebumps when he said that! After seeing this I can only imagine how people must have felt like when they watched the moon landing. Congratulations!!