His first two attempts, last week, were both cancelled due to unfavorable weather conditions, mainly high winds.
Today would actually be an extremely fitting day, as it is the sixty-fifth anniversary of Chuck Yeager becoming the first man to break the speed of sound, in an aircraft.
Takeoff occurred at 9:30am MDT, and ascent will take about three hours.
It will take him about ten minutes to land, after jumping from 120,000 feet, over the desert near Roswell, New Mexico.
Baumgartner, who has set many records over the years, plans on retiring after this jump.
Redbull is sponsoring the jump, and you can watch live:
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