Third attempt: Felix Baumgartner's world record skydive attempt

Ternes wrote: if you did not watch this you missed something great

awesome shot, I agree very cool to watch. I watched it with 4 other people huddled around my phone at work lol

Jon Zucco wrote:Bummer. Guess we get to watch again for the next attempt. :)

Scratch that:

"This attempt marked the end of a five-year road for Baumgartner, a record-setting high-altitude jumper. He already made two preparation jumps in the area, one from 15 miles high and another from 18 miles high. It will also be the end of his extreme altitude jumping career; he has promised this will be his final jump.

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Baumgartner has said he plans to settle down with his girlfriend and fly helicopters on mountain rescue and firefighting missions in the U.S. and Austria."

-npr.org

What a hard-ass.