The Death-Defying Career of Felix Baumgartner

Yeah, he's free, he's free-fallin'.

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Pirelli Skyscraper Jump

Baumgartner plummets from the top of the 137-metre-high Pirelli skyscraper in the center of Milan on July 30, 1999.

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Christ the Redeemer BASE Jump

Baumgartner stands 747 meters above sea level, preparing to jump from the arm of the Christ the Redeemer statue atop Corcovado mountain in Rio de Janiero on December 1, 1999. It was the first known BASE jump made from the site.

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Dedo de Deus

On January 8, 2002, the daredevil jumps off the "Dedo de Deus" rock (Finger of God) near Teresopolis, about 50 miles north of Rio de Janeiro. Baumgartner leapt from the 1,675-meter-high peak and had just 320 meters of space to open his chute.

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English Channel Crossing

Baumgartner practices a free-fall across the English Channel on July 30, 2003. The next day, Baumgartner jumped out of a plane 9,000 meters above Dover in southern England — wearing only an aerodynamic jumpsuit, a carbon fin, an oxygen tank and a parachute — and landed safely in Calais after an eight-minute flight, becoming the first person to skydive across the English Channel.

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Helicopter-to-Tower Jump

On August 12, 2006, Baumgartner jumps from a helicopter before landing (via parachute) on Scandinavia's highest residential building, the Turning Torso (bottom right). After completing the illegal stunt in Malmo, Sweden, he then jumped from the Turning Tower and escaped to Denmark by boat.

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Red Bull Stratos

At more than 13 miles above the earth, Baumgartner prepares for the first of two manned test flights for his Red Bull Stratos skydive record. On March 15, 2012, he completed the practice jump in approximately eight minutes and eight seconds, reaching speeds of more than 360 miles per hour.

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