Felix Baumgartner will have only a pressure suit , helmet and parachute for 120,000-foot jump . Record of 1200 feet was set in 1960 and is held by current mission 's consultant and pilot . He also hopes to be first person to break the sound barrier without a parachute 's aid . `` You have to remember all the procedures , '' he said in an interview during testing for the jump . Besides altitude , risks include low temperatures , thin atmosphere , possible loss of consciousness .
Felix Baumgartner will have only a pressure suit , helmet and parachute for 120,000-foot jump . Record of 1200 feet was set in 1960 and is held by current mission 's consultant and pilot . He also hopes to be first person to break the sound barrier without a parachute 's aid . Besides altitude , risks include low temperatures , thin atmosphere , possible loss of consciousness .