Felix Baumgartner will have only a space suit , helmet and parachute for 120,000-foot jump . Comment: Baumgartner also hopes to be first person to break the sound barrier without a vehicle 's aid . Besides speed , risks include low temperatures , thin atmosphere , possible loss of consciousness .
Felix Baumgartner will have only a space suit , helmet and parachute for 120,000-foot jump . Record of 102,800 feet was set in 1960 and is held by current mission 's consultant and mentor . Baumgartner also hopes to be first person to break the sound barrier without a vehicle 's aid . Besides speed , risks include low temperatures , thin atmosphere , possible loss of consciousness .