Space From the Edge of Space: Felix Baumgartner’s Death-Defying Dive Oct. 15, 2012 prev18 of 27next BALAZS GARDI / Red Bull Content Pool / AFP / Getty ImagesFelix Baumgartner of Austria looks at the capsule prior to the second manned test flight for Red Bull Stratos in Roswell, N.M., on July 23, 2012. Share Read Later The Austrian skydiver broke the world record for highest skydive by jumping from 24 miles above the Earth.