Space From the Edge of Space: Felix Baumgartner’s Death-Defying Dive Oct. 15, 2012 prev17 of 27next Joerg Mitter / Red Bull Content Pool / AFP / Getty ImagesThe capsule and hot air balloon during the first manned test flight of the Red Bull Stratos in Roswell, N.M., on March 15 2012. Share Read Later The Austrian skydiver broke the world record for highest skydive by jumping from 24 miles above the Earth.