Felix Baumgartner stood alone at the edge of space, poised in the open doorway of a capsule suspended above Earth and wondering if he would make it back alive.

Felix Baumgartner landed gracefully on Earth after a 38km jump from the stratosphere in a dramatic, record-breaking feat that may mark the world’s first supersonic skydive.

Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner landed safely on Earth after a 24-mile jump from the stratosphere in a dramatic, record-breaking feat that may also have marked the world’s first supersonic skydive.

Extreme athlete and skydiver Felix Baumgartner has cancelled his planned death-defying 23-mile free fall into the New Mexico desert because of high winds.

Skydiver Felix Baumgartner is preparing to take the leap of his life, aiming for the highest, fastest freefall in history.