The 43-year-old Austrian daredevil, pilot and extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner (born on 20 April 1969 in Salzburg, Austria), prepares to leave the capsule, attached to a helium balloon at approximately 39 km (39,045 meters / 128,100 feet) above the Earth, during his attempt to set a new record for freefall from the edge of space, at the mission of 'Red Bull Stratos' in Roswell, New Mexico, USA on October 14, 2012.