Meteorologist: Supersonic Skydive ‘A Go’ on Sunday
October 13th, 2012
ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — The weekend weather in New Mexico appears to be cooperating this time for a daredevil trying to become the first skydiver to break the sound barrier.
Meteorologist Don Day says the weather forecast is still favorable for the jump, scheduled for early Sunday near Roswell, N.M.
Former Austrian paratrooper Felix Baumgartner will be prepared at sunrise to launch his 30 million cubic foot helium balloon to hoist a 3,000-pound capsule that will carry the jumper 23 miles up in the sky. The jump has already been canceled twice due to high winds.
Baumgartner will try to break a 1960 high-altitude parachuting record. He will also test a pressurized suit that is designed for stratospheric jumps.
23 miles in space. Someone should check this person’s mental capacity. Hopefully everything will work properly and he will make to earth safely
In surprised a lot of the news channels haven’t picked up a story of how his suit was designed and made in worchester by the David Clark co.