5 Amazing Facts About Felix Baumgartners Dive from Space

Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner will make his third attempt on Sunday to break the world record for highest-altitude freefall.

Baumgartner, 43, was originally scheduled to jump from a helium balloon 23 miles in the air on Monday, but that was postponed due to wind. On Tuesday, the second attempt was aborted at the last minute because of similar weather problems.

In preparation for his third effort this weekend, we've compiled 5 quick facts to know about the dive:

1) The Height

Baumgartner will be jumping from a height of about 120,000 feet (approximately 23 miles), near the upper-middle section of the Earth's stratosphere. To put that in perspective: Mount Everest is a…
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