Felix Baumgartner became the first person to shatter the sound barrier in free fall with a death-defying leap from the edge of space Sunday. Baumgartner, 43, rode a helium balloon to top of the str… ...

After a brief setback last week, professional skydiver and BASE jumper Felix Baumgartner has completed yet another death-defying stunt: falling from an altitude of over 24 miles and landing safely ...

Moments after Felix Baumgartner stepped from his capsule 24 miles above Earth, the intrepid skydiver slipped into a wild spin. The live broadcast, which was on a 15-20 second delay, cut to Mission ...

Felix Baumgartner hit Mach 1.24, or 833.9 mph, according to preliminary data, and became the first man to reach supersonic speed without traveling in a jet or a spacecraft after hopping out of a ...

Felix Baumgartner plans to cheat death. He and a team plan a parachute jump from a balloon 23 miles over Roswell, New Mexico -- a supersonic fall from the edge of space.

ROSWELL, N.M. – Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner postponed his death-defying, 23-mile free fall into the southeastern New Mexico desert on Tueday due to strong winds. He hopes to become the ...

The Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner will make a death-defying leap from the edge of space on Tuesday – weather permitting – as he attempts to complete the highest, fastest skydive in history.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Felix Baumgartner is happy he never has to jump from space again. The Austrian daredevil, BASE jumper and skydiver doesn't feel that way because the famous Red Bull Stratos ...

Extreme skydiver Felix Baumgartner breaks sound barrier in record jump ...

Yesterday, Felix Baumgartner successfully skydived from 128,100 feet (24.2 miles, 39 kilometers) above Roswell, ... and how he managed to regain control from the "death spin." ...

Felix Baumgartner smashes world records in death-defying 128,000 ft freefall jump. ... Supersonic Felix Baumgartner has tonight become the first man to break the speed of sound barrier in freefall.

Felix Baumgartner's full-pressure suit and helmet were designed to provide protection from extreme temperatures and served as the sky diver's only protection until he reached the lower atmosphere ...