The Austrian skydiver broke the world record for highest skydive by jumping from 24 miles above the Earth.
From the Edge of Space: Felix Baumgartner’s Death-Defying Dive
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Felix Baumgartner's mother Ava Baumgartner, middle, watches with other family members and friends as his capsule lifts off as he attempts to break the speed of sound with his own body by jumping from a space capsule lifted by a helium balloon in Roswell, N.M. on Oct. 14, 2012.
