Tuesday 9 October 2012

Daredevil's New Mexico skydive off for now

(Reuters) - An Austrian daredevil called off his death-defying skydive from a balloon 23 miles over the New Mexico desert on Tuesday because of winds at the launch site. Felix Baumgartner, a 43-year-old helicopter pilot, hot-air balloonist and professional skydiver, had been preparing to break a longstanding altitude record. But his team announced the launch had been aborted moments after Baumgartner's balloon was set to carry him aloft over Roswell, New Mexico. "Mission aborted due to gusty winds," a statement on the website of sponsor Red Bull said. ... via Health News Headlines - Yahoo! News Read More Here..

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