Felix Baumgartner

Live updates as Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner launches his record bid to break the sound barrier in a 128,000 ft jump over New Mexico.
Part science experiment, part publicity stunt, part life-long ambition, the Red Bull Stratos mission features skydiver Felix Baumgartner attempting to break the speed of sound with his body in a record-setting freefall from the edge of space. Watch live in the feed above. A high-tech capsule that will bring Baumgartner to 36,500 meters (120,000 feet) above Earth, via a stratospheric balloon.