23 mile skydive!

Gary* · 9 Oct 2012 at 18:00

INFLATION HAS BEGUN!1!!!!!1

ThundyCat · 9 Oct 2012 at 18:00

OOo the camera has moved I see a balloon!

Lunatic Dreyfus · 9 Oct 2012 at 18:00

Camera man has woken up.

Yas786 · 9 Oct 2012 at 18:01

Woot inflation of balloon has started

Shashman · 9 Oct 2012 at 18:02

Ascent is going to take 2 and a half hours so surely the jump isn't happening at 1830BST?

smr · 9 Oct 2012 at 18:02

Shashman said:
Ascent is going to take 2 and a half hours so surely the jump isn't happening at 1830BST?

Correct.

Yas786 · 9 Oct 2012 at 18:02

Felix has entered the capsule...

peterattheboro · 9 Oct 2012 at 18:05

He isn't even in it yet?

And it takes 3 hours to climb to the required altitude?

Edit: 2 and a half... but still...

millsy888 · 9 Oct 2012 at 18:05

Inflation has begun!!

Malevolence · 9 Oct 2012 at 18:09

Has anyone else got commentary on the stream? Mine is silent.

Deleted User 234324 · 9 Oct 2012 at 18:12

Someone lob him a few viagra so "inflation" goes faster!

Gary* · 9 Oct 2012 at 18:12

I'm intrigued, have I been sat waiting all this time just to watch the pod go up or are we going to see a personal account of this? I.e. Felixs' POV?

VoG · 9 Oct 2012 at 18:13

I was wondering that myself ^^

Ahleckz · 9 Oct 2012 at 18:15

What are they inflating the balloon with?

Guru · 9 Oct 2012 at 18:16

There are 3 cameras on him and At least two massive ones on the pod iirc

I am sure they will save the lions share of the good footage for the documentary that they are making. It will be on the BBC at some point hopefully in glorious HD

Yas786 · 9 Oct 2012 at 18:16

Malevolence said:
Has anyone else got commentary on the stream? Mine is silent.

Nothing on mine either, guess they won't be saying anything till the pod launches.

peterattheboro · 9 Oct 2012 at 18:17

Ahleckz said:
What are they inflating the balloon with?

Hopes and dreams.

Something is going to go wrong I think and it's going to be cancelled

ThundyCat · 9 Oct 2012 at 18:17

Ahleckz said:
What are they inflating the balloon with?

Helium.

http://www.redbullstratos.com/technology/high-altitude-balloon/

peterintheghetto said:
Hopes and dreams.

Something is going to go wrong I think and it's going to be cancelled

Then its all your fault!

Suspension and post count reduction will follow.

Yas786 · 9 Oct 2012 at 18:17

So far I don't see anything being inflated

...wonder if they are hand inflating the balloon lol.

Danthus · 9 Oct 2012 at 18:18

Yas786 said:
Felix has entered the capsule...

It will be the last thing he does enter.