Record-breaking 23-mile skydive rescheduled

From KOAT-TV.com - ROSWELL, N.M. — A daredevil skydiver will have to wait until Sunday before he has a chance to free fall from the edge of space. Felix Baumgartner and a team of more than 200 will take a few days off, waiting for weather to pass through. "We want him to kind of get away from everything, calibrate and get some rest," said director Andy Walshe.

On Wednesday, the crew spent more than eight hours in a weather delay. Meteorologists will begin tracking weather patterns Saturday evening, to determine the best launch window Sunday at dawn. Baumgartner plans to jump from 120,000 feet, about 23 miles high. Scientists hope he can position himself to break the sound barrier, a feat not accomplished before by a human without the use of a vehicle. Read more

Record-breaking 23-mile skydive rescheduled