Felix Baumgartner Set for Record Breaking Skydive Felix Baumgartner prepares to jump during the first manned test flight for Red Bull Stratos over Roswell, N.M. on March 15, 2012. On Oct. 9, 2012 over New Mexico, Baumgartner will attempt to jump higher and faster in a free fall than anyone ever before and become the first skydiver to break the sound barrier. Jay Nemeth/Red Bull Stratos/AP Photo