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After six years of preparation, struggle and sacrifice, Felix Baumgartner found himself quite literally on the edge of the world. “I’m standing there on top of the world outside of a capsule ...
Felix Baumgartner became the first person to shatter the sound barrier in free fall with a death-defying leap from the edge of space Sunday. Baumgartner, 43, rode a helium balloon to top of the str… ...
Oct. 14, 2012 — -- Daredevil Felix Baumgartner shattered the speed of sound and broke three records today after he took a leap from 24 miles above the Earth on the edge of space. At one point ...
Felix Baumgartner shares his experience of the historic Red Bull Stratos space mission, reflecting on its significance and challenges a decade later.
Felix Baumgartner skydived to a picture-perfect landing from 24 miles above the Earth on Sunday morning, tentatively setting three world records—but not before a hairy two-hour ascent. Here’s ...
Next Monday over New Mexico, Felix Baumgartner will attempt the highest, fastest free fall in history and try to become the first skydiver to break the sound barrier.
It’s been 10 long years since Felix Baumgartner, clad in a pressurized spacesuit, rode a Red Bull Stratos capsule under a helium balloon to the edge of space, 127,852 feet above Earth, then ...
Felix Baumgartner hit Mach 1.24, or 833.9 mph, according to preliminary data, and became the first man to reach supersonic speed without traveling in a jet or a spacecraft after hopping out of a ...
Daredevil Felix Baumgartner couldn’t say what it felt like to smash through the sound barrier during his leap from the brink of space on Sunday.. The 43-year-old Austrian said his pressurized ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Felix Baumgartner is happy he never has to jump from space again. The Austrian daredevil, BASE jumper and skydiver doesn't feel that way because the famous Red Bull Stratos ...
Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner hopes his death-defying, 23-mile free fall into the southeastern New Mexico desert can occur on Tuesday -- weather permitting.
After six years of preparation, struggle and sacrifice, Felix Baumgartner found himself quite literally on the edge of the world. “I’m standing there on top of the world outside of a capsule ...