Space From the Edge of Space: Felix Baumgartner’s Death-Defying Dive Oct. 15, 2012 prev10 of 27next redrag Vuckovic / Red Bull Stratos via Getty ImagesPilot Felix Baumgartner of Austria lands in the desert after successfully completing the final manned flight for Red Bull Stratos on Oct. 14, 2012 in Roswell, N.M. Share Read Later The Austrian skydiver broke the world record for highest skydive by jumping from 24 miles above the Earth.