Felix Baumgartner successfully jumps to Earth from a balloon in the stratosphere.

Felix Baumgartner

Austrian daredevil (1969–2025)

Felix Baumgartner was an Austrian skydiver, extreme sportsman, and BASE jumper. He was widely known for jumping to Earth from a helium balloon in the stratosphere on 14 October 2012 and landing in New Mexico, United States, as part of the Red Bull Stratos project. By doing so,…