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One giant fall for mankind

Felix Baumgartner fell into the record books on Sunday afternoon after a death-defying freefall over New Mexico. "Mission accomplished," the Austrian daredevil tweeted after his 37-kilometre plunge. Here's how Twitter recorded the jump, which had originally been scheduled for earlier this week:

Storified by Maclean's Magazine · Sun, Oct 14 2012 12:39:10

Monday:

a human being will be jumping from 120,000 feet free falling for about 6 minutes tomorrow. He is basically in outerspace. #RedBull Amazing.Josh Stump

As Felix goes into crew rest for the night, his mom took a moment to put on his helmet for Good luck #stratos #livejump http://pic.twitter.com/6q8hgKYxRed Bull Stratos

This time tomorrow we'll know if Felix Baumgartner has survived jumping 100,000+ feet to Earth, breaking sound barrier http://nyti.ms/RrDKZVbldgblog

Tuesday:

Guy jumping from space, guys. Heads up.Bruce Arthur

Guy's not jumping from space today, guys. As you were.Bruce Arthur

Sunday:

Countdown to launch. Balloon fully inflated. Next step, launch to the stratosphere. #stratos #livejump http://pic.twitter.com/MXLvX6TGRed Bull Stratos

#BlessedFelix Baumgartner

This is beautfiul!!!Felix Baumgartner

Live from space! World you are beautiful.Felix Baumgartner

Felix is about to jump! http://win.gs/stratosliveRed Bull Stratos

Amazing picture of @FelixBaumgart http://pic.twitter.com/NacPKpBdBrandi Kolmer

A big thank you to @felix_baumgart, @redbullstratos, and @NASA for letting us be a part of such a historic moment!!! http://pic.twitter.com/r52uOGkbJennifer Bullock

history @redbull @FelixBaumgart @RedBullStratos #edgeofspace http://pic.twitter.com/WRNs12PwJoe Umali

#felibaumgartner standing in #space seconds before his jump and save landing back on earth by @joergmitter @ http://instagr.am/p/QxfJiJBrl7/Red Bull Stratos

Felix Baumgartner and his team are now officially legendary! What does 725 MPH feel like? @felixbaumgart http://pic.twitter.com/LZ9VhkeuTy Pennington

RT @RaphaelBrinkert: "Mach keine Werbung, mach etwas interessantes." Von @RedBull zu lernen, heißt siegen zu lernen. #Redbullstratos http://pic.twitter.com/ASpDUjp7Pierre

Felix lands safely! #livejump #livejump http://win.gs/QPw1rfRed Bull Stratos

Felix just broke the record for the record of highest manned balloon flight at over 113,740 ft. http://win.gs/stratosliveRed Bull Stratos

#felixbaumgartner reached 60.000 feet. #redbull #stratos #mission #control room by @joergmitter @limeximages http://instagr.am/p/QxPrwfBrlU/Red Bull Stratos

Dear Mrs Eva Baumgart ,Your Son made it!! Congratulations!!!! @felixbaumgart #LiveJump http://pic.twitter.com/gB35q4fcCarla Erika

My hero at the moment @FelixBaumgart !!Swag

You're a hero @FelixBaumgart. http://pic.twitter.com/CheFV081وعد المطرفي

Mission accomplished!Felix Baumgartner

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