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Baumgartner's capsule was hoisted aloft by a giant helium-filled balloon to an altitude of 39,044 metres (128,097 feet), even higher than expected.

"I'm very happy,'' Vettel told the crowd, having celebrated his 25th career victory by jumping on top of his Red Bull with his arms aloft.

Virgin Galactic may be aloft as soon as next year, just one among a handful of companies competing to take amateur astronauts to the upper reaches of the atmosphere – and beyond.