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Supersonic jump thwarted, again
High winds force pilot to cancel attempt for second time this week
By: Associated Press - Texarkana Gazette

Associated Press
Pilot Felix Baumgartner of Austria sits in his capsule Tuesday in preparation for the final manned flight of Red Bull Stratos in Roswell, N.M. Baumgartner canceled his planned death-defying 23-mile free fall Tuesday because of high winds.
ROSWELL, N.M.—Blame it on the wind. Again.
For the second straight day, extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner aborted his planned death-defying 23-mile free fall because of the weather, postponing his quest to become the world’s first supersonic skydiver until at least Thursd... Published: 10/10/2012
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