Space jump best pictures

 
 
 
  • (Balzas Gardi, AFP, Red Bull Stratos)
  • Felix Baumgartner sits in his "trailer" before his big jump. (Balzas Gardi, AFP, Red Bull Stratos)
  • Baumgartner prepares. (Balzas Gardi, AFP, Red Bull Stratos)
  • (Balzas Gardi, AFP, Red Bull Stratos)
  • A crane launches the capsule. (Jorg Mitter, AFP, Red Bull Stratos)
  • The capsule and attached helium balloon carrying Felix Baumgartner lifts off. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
  • The mission control center keeps an eye on Baumgartner while he is transported to 37kms above the Earth. (Balzas Gardi, AFP, Red Bull Stratos)
  • Mission control centre. (Balzas Gardi, AFP, Red Bull Stratos)
  • Crew members at the mission control watch the jump. (Balzas Gardi, AFP, Red Bull Stratos)
  • Baumgartner jumps out of the capsule.(AFP, Red Bull Stratos)
  • Baumgartner jumps out of the capsule. (AP Photo/Red Bull Stratos)
  • (Stefan Aufschnaiter, AFP, Red Bull Stratos)
  • Baumgartner free-falls (AFP, Red Bull Stratos)
  • Baumgartner floats down to earth. (Balzas Gardi, AFP, Red Bull Stratos)
  • Baumgartner about to land. (Pedrag Vuckovic, AFP, Red Bull Stratos)
  • Baumgartner lands safely in the eastern New Mexico desert after about nine minutes. (Balzas Gardi, AFP, Red Bull Stratos)
  • Baumgartner celebrates. (Balzas Gardi, AFP, Red Bull Stratos)
  • Life support engineer Mike Todd and Baumgartner celebrate. (Balzas Gardi, AFP, Red Bull Stratos)
  • Baumgartner celebrates with Art Thompson, the mission's Technical Project Director, after successfully jumping from the space capsule. (Ross D. Franklin, AP)