Felix Baumgartner completes spacedive from 24 miles up - in pictures
Felix Baumgartner makes final preparations before the flightPhotograph: ReutersBaumgartner readies himself before takeoffPhotograph: ReutersBaumgartner steps into the capsule before the manned flight in Roswell, New MexicoPhotograph: Balazs Gardi/AFP/Getty Images
The capsule and attached helium balloon carrying Baumgartner lifts offPhotograph: Ross Franklin/APA television crew films the capsule and attached helium balloon carrying Baumgartner as he lifts offPhotograph: Ross Franklin/APThe helium balloon carrying Felix Baumgartner ascends Photograph: Predrag Vuckovic/AP Photo/Red Bull StratoBaumgartner jumps out of the capsule Photograph: Jay Nemeth/Red Bull Stratos via Getty ImagesA view from the capsule as Felix Baumgartner jumps outPhotograph: Jay Nemeth/Red Bull Stratos via Getty ImagesFelix Baumgartner jumps out of the capsulePhotograph: Red Bull Stratos/APInitially he appears to tumble out of controlPhotograph: Vedat Xhymshiti/ZUMA Press/Corbisbut then he creates a delta shape, and freefalls for just over four minutesPhotograph: Vedat Xhymshiti/ZUMA Press/CorbisCrew members at the mission control watch the jump Photograph: ReutersBaumgartner comes in to land in the desert in Roswell, New MexicoPhotograph: KeystoneUSA-ZUMA/Rex FeaturesBaumgartner celebrates after landing successfully Photograph: ReutersFamily members and friends celebrate the successful jump Photograph: ReutersBaumgartner celebrates after successfully completing the jumpPhotograph: Balazs Gardi/AFP/redbullcontentpool.com/Getty ImagesFelix Baumgartner and the project's technical project director, Art ThompsonPhotograph: Joerg Mitter/AFP/Getty ImagesBaumgartner, right, shakes hands with Colonel Joe Kittinger, after beating Kittinger's old record of 102,799 feetPhotograph: Ross Franklin/AP
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