The Austrian daredevil became the first man to break the sound barrier in a record-shattering freefall jump from the edge of space.
Skydiver Felix Baumgartner Breaks Sound Barrier
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In a leap from more than 39 km (24 miles) up, Felix Baumgartner made the highest jump ever -- a tumbling, death-defying plunge from a balloon to a safe landing in the New Mexico desert, Oct. 14. 2012.
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Baumgartner jumps out of the capsule during the final manned flight for Red Bull Stratos on Oct. 14, 2012.
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Baumgartner jumps out of the capsule during the final manned flight for Red Bull Stratos on Oct. 14, 2012.
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Felix Baumgartner's mother Ava Baumgartner, middle, watches with other family members and friends as his capsule lifts off.