Wow that is just mind boggling! Great quote "sometimes you have to go up really high to Understand how small you are" fantastic!
…… and he stuck the landing! Okay, that was cool and all, but who's gonna be the first to jump in a flying squirrel suit without a parachute? Now THAT would be something!
Don't know who that will be, but I expect the stop will be rather sudden, so I hope he's sponsored by Invicta or the League of Ukrainian Frankenmeisters.
Kittinger comes across the radio like your favorite granduncle on the phone - kinda corny, kinda hard of hearing, and kinda dotty and entirely loveable.
Amazing footage. How did he not pass out? 700+mph free fall, spinning like a madman. What a stud. Just insanely cool!
Well, Felix just got beaten, by a 57 year old corporate executive from google http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...ustace-as-he-jumps-from-135000ft-9817887.html
..but I will take this one instead. This watch belonged to a member of the Stratos mission team and fortunately I was able to snag it.