Space From the Edge of Space: Felix Baumgartner’s Death-Defying Dive Oct. 15, 2012 prev12 of 27next Balazs Gardi / AFP PHOTO / Getty Images / www.redbullcontentpool.com Pilot Felix Baumgartner of Austria stepping into the capsule during the final manned flight for Red Bull Stratos in Roswell, N.M., on Oct. 14, 2012. Share Read Later The Austrian skydiver broke the world record for highest skydive by jumping from 24 miles above the Earth.