Click here to watch: Felix Baumgartner Jump Video on YouTube, Recorded Video of Freefall from Space
RedBull Stratos live stream has begun. Felix Baumgartner is expected to break the world record for highest skydive, jumping from an elevation of 120,000, which some say is the edge of space.
The mission was postponed due to unfavorable weather, but the live stream is now on with Baumgartner ready for launch.
According to the mission website, Baumgartner will be strapped into his capsule chair to conduct final instrument checks as directed by Mission Control. Then Capsule Engineer Jon Wells will seal the clear acrylic door. For a several more long minutes of anticipation, Baumgartner will await countdown and, finally, launch.
The Stratos mission is being advised by Joe Kittinger, who currently holds the record for highest freefall back in 1960. The record was 102,800 ft.
Viewers around the world will benefit from 35 cameras placed in the air and on land, hopefully giving us a glimpse of earth from 120,000 above.
Leave a comment if you think Baumgartner will succeed in breaking the record today.
