What a breath-taking leap! The vertical view of his drop from the capsule step was unforgettable. Felix and Red Bull gave us something an extra ordinary event, a hero and something to cheer about. Bravo!
Kinda makes me wonder how will they top this record? Depart from a low earth orbital platform? Obviously at some point there will be the issue of gravity itself or lack of, of course gravity will eventually pull anything in that is close enough.
What would be the true test would be to perform a manned re-entry from space, from something like the orbiting space station.