More info here: http://www.wired.com/playbook/2012/10/red-bull-stratos-3 http://www.wired.com/playbook/2012/10/red-bull-stratos-3 And some more info about the

More info here: http://www.wired.com/playbook/2012/10/red-bull-stratos-3 http://www.wired.com/playbook/2012/10/red-bull-stratos-3 And some more info about the balloons he's using: The World’s Wildest Skydive Requires the World’s Biggest Balloon: http://www.wired.com/playbook/2012/10/red-bull-stratos-balloon/ http://www.wired.com/playbook/2012/10/red-bull-stratos-ballo... I guess that answers my childhood question of why we just don't put a smaller rocket on board of a giant balloon, and ignite it when it's high enough.