Today:120,000 foot space jump.

1ZRed

DylanJM wrote: »

That is the most AMAZING thing I've witnessed in my short 21 years on this planet. I mean FÚCK!!!
That man has balls the size of the moon!

And he carries on like it was nothing to him. That man is unreal.

Jimoslimos

Maya Uptight Scalp wrote: »

Bollix. Went for a wee and missed it.

Damm, you must have some bladder!

tommyboy2222

Vodka and red bulls all round !!!!

MadYaker

That was f*cking amazing! I was absolutely bricking it as the door opened, and when he just dropped off into the nothingness, unbelievable. Such a soft landing to!

ringadingding

Made it look like a piece of piss,
Next !

homer simpson

Maya Uptight Scalp wrote: »

Bollix. Went for a wee and missed it.

You must have a large bladder, I'd see a doctor about that.

LizT

Amazing. I'd say he will never ever be able to describe that feeling.

Talib Fiasco

Felix: 'Again again again again '

Incredible stuff. What a man. Hope he or someone else does this again soon.

YFlyer

Jimoslimos wrote: »

Damm, you must have some bladder!

The size of the balloon

BorneTobyWilde

I dunno why but have urge to go buy some Red Bull

woodoo

Did he break the speed of sound.

Misty Chaos

That was freaking amazing! Well worth it, he may have missed out on one record but who cares? The world saw this feat happen live!

The internet is truly a wonderful tool.

Amazing that a human can actually do that, and (seemingly) suffer no ill effects.

When he dropped off the step, I thought it would've been a slow or gradual drop for some reason. The way he just plummeted downwards was fairly intense.

Celticfire

A small glimpse of how it must have felt to watch the moon landing..

Amazing, Can't wait to see the footage from the suit cams

Cicero

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

I dunno why but have urge to go buy some Red Bull

But will it give you supersonic wings?

TheComeUp

TheComeUp wrote: »

Felix: 'Again again again again '

Incredible stuff. What a man. Hope he or someone else does this again soon.

Sure we'll all be doing it now:)

Deank

That was without doubt one of the most amazing feats I have ever witnessed, I wasn't around for the moon landing but it has to be up there with it.....:D

Midlife Crashes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T18VOt0pIo0

Brilliant band name. Almost like they predicted the future.

mike65

Deleted User wrote: »

When he dropped off the step, I thought it would've been a slow or gradual drop for some reason. The way he just plummeted downwards was fairly intense.

Initially there was very little to stop him dropping like a stone in space.

Snowie

Serosuly never expected it to be that amazing i even welled up a little serously stuff like that deserves it..
Enjoyed that

Cicero

Cicero wrote: »

But will it give you supersonic wings?

it will give him the runs

Dead Man Walking

the commentator seems to think there's a chance he may have past speed of sound but looking at the speed as it was happening it didn't look like it

MayoForSam

Fantastic achievement, hopefully might re-kindle some interest in manned spaceflight.

The sight of the space shuttle trundling along an LA neighborhood earlier today and getting stuck by a few trees was a rather humiliating way for one such chapter to close.

JaMarcus Hustle

That makes me feel a bit shít. When I come home from work tomorrow and am asked how my day was, I'll say "Fine. Same old same old". As for Felix, "Well honey, I freefell from 25 miles up in the sky to break a world record while millions of people from all corners of the world watched. What's for dinner?"

MadYaker

I'm jealous of him for getting to see the view from the steps just before he jumped, it must have been absolutely incredible.

tommyboy2222

Did he really say "Red Bull gives you wings" before stepping off ?

Sar_Bear

Holy shit tits! That was amazing.. So god damn kick ass amazing! So glad we got to see it online. Made me emotional too

woodoo

Looks like he broke the speed of sound.

Midlife Crashes

Ok fine I guess I'll buy a Red Bull.

Insect Overlord

Very, very cool. Some show.

Squ

look forward to the video from his suit cam..

opinion guy

Snowie wrote: »

Serosuly never expected it to be that amazing i even welled up a little serously stuff like that deserves it..
Enjoyed that

Yeah me too with the welling up a bit....wtf is that about??!!

Whatsisname

My heart was in my mouth when they showed the view down

cocalolaman

O_O

nyarlothothep

Hopefully this will ignite the drive for a manned mission to Mars sooner rather than later. And warp drive, we need a first manned mission with warp drive, that would be even more exciting.

opinion guy

opinion guy wrote: »

Yeah me too with the welling up a bit....wtf is that about??!!

its about mankind doing the impossible, and being lucky enough to watch

homer simpson

Anyone else think the worst when he started spinning like crazy and the camera cut to the control room, or was it just me?

bnt

Dead Man Walking wrote: »

the commentator seems to think there's a chance he may have past speed of sound but looking at the speed as it was happening it didn't look like it

I saw him hit 690 mph, which is over the speed of sound at those altitudes.

Furious_George

opinion guy wrote: »

Yeah me too with the welling up a bit....wtf is that about??!!

Its about watching the human species pushing the boundaries of what was previously possible. Fantastic

Ken.

Luis Swaraz has now been relegated to the second most impressive dive of the week.

Dangerous Man

homer simpson wrote: »

Anyone else think the worst when he started spinning like crazy and the camera cut to the control room, or was it just me?

That was scary as fook.

Il Trap

Missed it by minutes!!! Is there a video available? Can't find full footage of the actual event on Youtube!

ScrubsfanChris

homer simpson wrote: »

Anyone else think the worst when he started spinning like crazy and the camera cut to the control room, or was it just me?

Same here, he was spinning like mad, then it cut to the control room and the sound was gone. I seriously thought it all went wrong in that moment.

WIZE

i heard Bodyform Maxi pads are sponsering a womans attempt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OLEvlL2Ql8

Jimoslimos

bnt wrote: »

I saw him hit 690 mph, which is over the speed of sound at those altitudes.

Certainly at his starting altitude, but all depends where he was when he hit maximum velocity

homer simpson

MadYaker wrote: »

I'm jealous of him for getting to see the view from the steps just before he jumped, it must have been absolutely incredible.

This Lucky fecker! I'd say there was a serious amount of red bull adrenalin running though his veins at that point!

mike65

I wasn't concerned about his spin, once the atmosphere thickened up he had something to work against and so stop the spin.

Jimoslimos

homer simpson wrote: »

This Lucky fecker! I'd say there was a serious amount of red bull adrenalin running though his veins at that point!

Nah, cool as ice. You don't want to be getting excited and burn through your oxygen supply too quickly

Posy

Kittinger must have been secretly thrilled when he pulled the chute early!
I too thought something had gone horribly wrong when he started spinning. It gave me a tiny taste of what it must have been like for those watching the The Space Shuttle Challenger or Columbia disasters.

Well done Felix! \o/

homer simpson

Dangerous Man wrote: »

That was scary as fook.

ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

Same here, he was spinning like mad, then it cut to the control room and the sound was gone. I seriously thought it all went wrong in that moment.

I almost applauded with everyone else when he somehow stopped the spin and stabilised himself.