Skydiver Felix Baumgartner

In this photo provided by Red Bull, The mission control room is seen during the first manned test flight for Red Bull Stratos on March 15, 2012 in Roswell, New Mexico. In this test he reach the altitude 21800 meters (71500 ft) and landed safely near Roswell. Red Bull Stratos is a mission to the edge of the earths atmosphere, where upon reaching altitude of 120,000 feet by helium baloon, pilot and basejumper Felix Baumgartner will then freefall to the ground in an attempt to break the speed of sound. (Photo by Stefan Aufschnaiter/Red Bull via Getty Images)

Austrian parachuter Felix Baumgartner, who goes by the code name "Base 502," jumps from the arm of the Christ the Redeemer statue atop Corcovado mountain, overlooking Rio de Janeiro December 1. It is the first-ever known base-jump made from the site. In base-jumping, which is illegal in most countries, parachutists jump from buildings, bridges and earth points like rocks, and the parachute is only pulled open at the very last moment. Baumgartner camped out overnight at the site and used a high-tech crossbow to shoot over the arm of the 30-meter-high statue to climb up. The statue and mountain are located 747 meters above sea level. Reuters

Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner celebrates after his successful freefall across the English Channel between Dover and Calais, July 31, 2003. After jumping out of a plane at 9000 metres (29,500ft) above Dover in southern England, wearing only an aerodynamic jumpsuit with a 6ft (1.8m) carbon fin strapped to his back, oxygen to breathe, and a parachute to land, Baumgartner landed safely in Calais after an eight-minute flight on Thursday, becoming the first person to skydive across the English Channel. REUTERS/Bernhard Spoettel

Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner is seen after jumping from a transport plane above Dover at the start of his freefall across the English Channel between Dover and Calais, July 31, 2003. Baumgartner jumped out of a plane at 9000 metres (29,500ft) above Dover in southern England on Thursday, wearing only an aerodynamic jumpsuit with a 6ft (1.8m) carbon fin strapped to his back, oxygen to breathe, and a parachute to land, and landed safely in Calais after an eight-minute flight, becoming the first person to skydive across the English Channel. REUTERS/Helmut Tucek

This image provided by the Euro-Newsroom agency shows Austrian base jumper Felix Baumgartner leaping off the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taiwan Tuesday Dec. 11, 2007. Baumgartner leapt from the 1,676 foot (509 meters) tall building Tuesday after evading security and having to clear a barrier before being able to make his leap. (AP Photo/Bernhard Spoettel, Euro-Newsroom)

This image provided by the Euro-Newsroom agency shows Austrian base jumper Felix Baumgartner leaping off the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taiwan Tuesday Dec. 11, 2007. Baumgartner leapt from the 1,676 foot (509 meters) tall building Tuesday after evading security and having to clear a barrier before being able to make his leap. (AP Photo/Joerg Mitter, Euro-Newsroom)

Extreme sportsman Felix Baumgartner jumps from Scandinavias highest residential building the Turning Torso in Malmo, Sweden, Friday, Aug. 18, 2006. Baumgartner had minutes earlier landed on top of the "Turning Torso" by parachute after jumping from a helicopter. After the illegal jump he escaped to Denmark in a boat. (AP Photos/Bernhard Spoettel/ho)

Stuntman Felix Baumgartner parachutes in to the 3rd Annual Taurus World Stunt Awards at Paramount Studios June 1, 2003 in Hollywood, California. The show will air Monday, June 9th, 8:00 pm EST/PST on the USA Network. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)