The man who fell to earth
Pilot Felix Baumgartner of Austria celebrated with the project’s technical director, Art Thompson, after the mission.
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Felix Baumgartner’s capsule rose under a helium balloon.
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As the balloon rose, ground crew members waited to release the capsule.
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Baumgartner stepped out of his trailer and toward his capsule.
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Felix Baumgartner was seen in his capsule on a screen at mission control during his ascent.
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Baumgartner’s mother, middle, watched with other family members as his capsule lifted off.
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Mission control monitored Baumgartner’s ascent to 128,000 feet.
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Felix Baumgartner prepared to jump.
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‘‘Sometimes we have to get really high to see how small we are,’’ Baumgartner said after his jump.
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Organizers said the descent lasted just over nine minutes, about half of it in free fall.
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The 43-year-old former military parachutist has promised this would be his final jump.
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