Daredevil forced to pack up 55-story balloon, scrap supersonic skydive due to high winds — but that won't stop him for long

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ROSWELL, N.M. — Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner cancelled his planned death-defying 37 kilometre free fall Tuesday because of high winds, the second time this week he was forced to postpone his quest to be the first supersonic skydiver.

The former military parachutist from Austria had planned to ride a pressurized capsule carried aloft by a 55-story, ultra-thin helium balloon into the stratosphere, and then jump in a specially designed suit.

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