Here are the key numbers – and the stories behind them – from Red Bull Stratos, the free-fall from space that held millions enthralled 10 years ago.

Narrator:Felix Baumgartner's mission depends entirely on one of the least heralded but most remarkable pieces of equipment a balloon. Narrator:It's the oldest flying machine of them all.

Republican Michael Baumgartner won election to the U.S. House seat representing the 5th District in Washington by more than 20 points last Wednesday, holding the open seat for his party.