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This photo provided by Red Bull Stratos shows pilot Felix Baumgartner, of Austria, preparing to jump from the capsule during the final manned flight for Red Bull Stratos on Oct. 14, 2012. In a giant leap from more than 24 miles up, Baumgartner shattered the sound barrier while making the highest jump ever — a tumbling, death-defying plunge from a balloon to a safe landing in the New Mexico desert. (Associated Press/Red Bull Stratos)
Photo by: Jay Nemeth
This photo provided by Red Bull Stratos shows pilot Felix Baumgartner, of Austria, preparing to jump from the capsule during the final manned flight for Red Bull Stratos on Oct. 14, 2012. In a giant leap from more than 24 miles up, Baumgartner shattered the sound barrier while making the highest jump ever — a tumbling, death-defying plunge from a balloon to a safe landing in the New Mexico desert. (Associated Press/Red Bull Stratos)

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