Space From the Edge of Space: Felix Baumgartner’s Death-Defying Dive Oct. 15, 2012 prev1 of 27next Predrag Vuckovic / Red Bull Stratos / Getty ImagesA crane launches the capsule and balloon 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.