May 22, 2013
Former Austrian paratrooper Felix Baumgartner began his feat to become the first skydiver to break the sound barrier at sunrise today.
Baumgartner is making a second attempt to ascend to 120-thousand feet in a stratospheric balloon.
He will then make a freefall jump rushing toward earth at supersonic speeds before parachuting to the ground.
The jump has already been canceled twice due to high winds.
This Sunday however, luck appears to on his side as weekend weather in New Mexico seems to be cooperating this time.
Baumgartner is trying to break a 1960 high-altitude parachuting record.
He is also testing a pressurized suit that is designed for stratospheric jumps.
