Space From the Edge of Space: Felix Baumgartner’s Death-Defying Dive Oct. 15, 2012 prev19 of 27next Joerg Mitter / Red Bull Content Pool / AFP / Getty ImagesFelix Baumgartner stands outside his capsule during the preparations for the final manned flight of the Red Bull Stratos mission in Roswell, N.M, on Oct. 5, 2012. Share Read Later The Austrian skydiver broke the world record for highest skydive by jumping from 24 miles above the Earth.