Felix Baumgartner begins record attempt sky dive

By: Newstalk ZB staff | International News | Monday October 15 2012 6:39

Felix Baumgartner has broken the first of the records he's aiming at in his sky dive from the edge of space.

After two hours aloft he's gone higher in a helium balloon than anyone else - over 35,000m above the earth.

He's nearly at his jump height.

Photo: Getty Images

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