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Felix Baumgartner
Austrian skydiver, daredevil and BASE jumper (born 1969)
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| Born | (1969-04-20) 20 April 1969 (age 55) Salzburg, Austria |
| Other names | B.A.S.E.
502 – Fearless Felix |
| Website | felixbaumgartner.com |
Felix Baumgartner (German:[ˈfeːlɪksˈbaʊ̯mˌɡaʁtnɐ]; born 20 April 1969) is an Austrian skydiver, daredevil and BASE jumper.[1] He is widely known for jumping to Earth from a helium balloon from the stratosphere on 14 October 2012 and landing in New Mexico, United States, as part of the Red Bull Stratos project.
Doing so, he set world records for skydiving an estimated 39 km (24 mi), reaching an estimated top speed of 1,357.64 km/h (843.6 mph), or Mach 1.25.[a][b] He became the first person to break the sound barrier relative to the surface without vehicular power on his descent.[12][13] He broke skydiving records for exit al