Obligatory picture of awesomeness: <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kittinger-jump.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kittinger-jump.jpg</a><p>The article neglects to mention that he'll be going supersonic in very thin air, so the stresses won't be as great as they would be for supersonic aircraft. Also, as the guy falls the air will get denser and he'll slow down to a more reasonable speed.