Skydiver's supersonic jump on weather hold

The 43-year-old former military parachutist from Austria planned to take off in a 55-story, ultra-thin and easy-to-tear helium balloon that would take him into the stratosphere for a jump that he hopes will make him the first skydiver to break the sound barrier and shatter three other world records.

By: By Jeri Clausing, Associated Press, Superior Telegram