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Felix Baumgartner
Austrian daredevil
Austrian daredevil
Austrian skydiver and adventurer known for setting the record for the highest freefall jump.
Felix Baumgartner served as a parachute specialist for the Austrian Armed Forces before turning professional.
On October 14, 2012, he ascended to 39,045 meters in a helium balloon and jumped back to Earth in the Red Bull Stratos project.
His jump set world records for highest freefall and first human to break the sound barrier without vehicular power.
Baumgartner has completed numerous BASE jumps, parachute jumps, and wingsuit flights worldwide.
He remains a symbol of human daring and technological ambition.
1969
Felix Baumgartner