Space skydiver postpones jump

Austrian adventurer Felix Baumgartner has been forced to postpone his second attempt to skydive from the ‘edge’ of outer space today.
The daredevil was due to jump from a helium capsule that would take him to an altitude of over 120,000 ft (36.5km), but Baumgartner’s meteorologist ruled out the jump due to strong winds at the Roswell, New Mexico base.

Baumgartner, 43, is attempting to beat the current record for the world’s highest skydive, which currently stands at 102,800 ft (31.3km), set by retired US Air Force Col Joe Kittinger in 1960.
In July he made a test jump from a helium balloon 29km above the earth. He was in free-fall for nearly four minutes, reaching speeds of 862kph, before opening his parachute to land in the New Mexico desert.
Baumgartner is risking his life for the sake of breaking the world record. At an altitude of 120,000 ft, the air pressure is less than two percent of what it is at sea level, meaning he will have to breathe with the aid of an oxygen supply.
If he succeeds, he will break the speed of sound with his body.

source: DTW