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rode his specially-made pressurized capsule via a helium balloon and jumped from an altitude of over 29,455 meters (96,640 feet), falling for 3 minutes, 48 seconds, reaching speeds of 862 km/h (536 mph).

this is the final milestone before his attempt of jumping from 36,500 meters (120,000 feet), to break the current jump record held by Joe Kittinger a retired Air Force officer – and Baumgartner’s current adviser and mentor — who jumped from 31,500 m (31.5 km, 19.5 miles) in 1960.

test launch was twice delayed due to bad weather

balloon took about 90 minutes to reach the desired altitude

floated down on his parachute for about eight minutes

landed in the New Mexico desert, just about 15 minutes by helicopter from his launch site

balloon over four times as large as the one that carried Baumgartner for the first test flight in March

did not provide an official date for the record-setting attempt

it is now subject to favorable weather conditions and critical post-jump assessments of the capsule and equipment

top speed of 536 mph (863 kph

opened his parachute and glided to Earth safely about 10 minutes and 30 seconds

, a "space jump" from 125,000 feet (38,100 m) in the next month or so.

current record for highest-altitude skydive, which stands at 102,800 feet (31,333 m

set in 1960 by U.S. Air Force Captain Joe Kittinger, who serves as an adviser for Baumgartner's Red Bull Stratos mission.

helium-filled balloon

took about 90 minutes to reach the skydiver's jumping-off altitude