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Stratos Capsule Ready to Carry Daredevil to New Heights

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Red Bull's Stratos Capsule will take one daredevil 23 miles above Earth for a record-breaking freefall attempt.

The interior of the capsule for the Red Bull Stratos mission.
The interior of the capsule for the Red Bull Stratos mission.
Technical details of the capsule for Red Bull Stratos.
The capsule for Red Bull Stratos.
Electric cables run on the side of the capsule designed for the Red Bull Stratos mission.
The interior of the capsule for the Red Bull Stratos mission.
The main power switch of the capsule for Red Bull Stratos.
Plastic pipers run on the side of the capsule designed for the Red Bull Stratos mission.
Pressure instrument of the capsule for Red Bull Stratos.
The capsule for Red Bull Stratos.
The capsule seen during the Brooks chamber test for Red Bull Stratos.
Felix Baumgartner of Austria enters the capsule during the Brooks chamber test for Red Bull Stratos.
Felix Baumgartner seen during the Brooks chamber test for Red Bull Stratos.
The capsule seen during the Brooks chamber test for Red Bull Stratos.
The mission control seen during the Brooks chamber test for Red Bull Stratos.
Felix Baumgartner seen during the bungee test for Red Bull Stratos.
Felix Baumgartner seen during a test jump from a helicopter for Red Bull Stratos.
USAF colonel (ret.) Joe Kittinger seen during his final inspection of the capsule for Red Bull Stratos.
Pilot Felix Baumgartner and USAF colonel (ret.) Joe Kittinger present the capsule for Red Bull Stratos.
Felix Baumgartner seen during the Brooks chamber test for Red Bull Stratos.
Felix Baumgartner seen after the Brooks chamber test for Red Bull Stratos.
Pilot Felix Baumgartner and life support engineer Mike Todd seen during the egress training for Red Bull Stratos.
USAF colonel (ret.) Joe Kittinger and pilot Felix Baumgartner seen during the presentation of the capsule for Red Bull Stratos.
Felix Baumgartner leaps off the world as tallest completed building, the 508-meter high Taipei 101 Towera in Taiwan.
Felix Baumgartner flies across the English channel in Calais, France. **For more on Felix's newest mission, check out "Video: Red Bull Capsule Ready for Record Mission."
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