All systems go for plunge from edge of space The final countdown for Felix Baumgartner's history making jump from the edge of space began earlier this week after his team declared the repaired space capsule is ready to go. A tentative launch date for Baumgartner's attempt to jump from an altitude of 36,576 metres has now been set for October 8. The jump will be broadcast live on TV ONE and onenews.co.nz The Austrian extreme sport athlete has had to endure delays due to the repairs, but the countdown is now on for his attempt to become the first person to break the sound barrier in freefall - setting four other world records in the process. "I feel like a tiger in a cage waiting to get out," he said. Baumgartner, 43, is one of the world's most celebrated B.A.S.E. jumpers and extreme athletes and in 2003 became the first person to make a freefall flight across the English Channel with the aid of a carbon wing. He will be flying as fast as a speeding bullet during his supersonic journey to earth. The aviation pioneer and his team have been preparing for years to break the record for highest-altitude jump, eclipsing a mark set more than 52 years ago. Advertisement The capsule, which at about 1.315 kg weighs a little bit more than a VW Beetle, was damaged in a hard landing following Baumgartner's final test jump from a near-record altitude of 29,610 metres in July. During that jump