Space From the Edge of Space: Felix Baumgartner’s Death-Defying Dive Oct. 15, 2012 prev16 of 27next Joerg Mitter / Red Bull Content Pool / AFP / Getty ImagesFelix Baumgartner of Austria getting ready in his trailer before the scheduled take off of Red Bull Stratos in Roswell, N.M., on Oct. 9, 2012. Share Read Later The Austrian skydiver broke the world record for highest skydive by jumping from 24 miles above the Earth.