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Google's Alan Eustace beats Baumgartner's skydiving record

A senior Google vice president, Alan Eustace, has broken the world altitude record for a parachute jump set in 2012 by Austrian Felix Baumgartner.
Mr Eustace was carried by a large helium balloon from New Mexico to over 40km (25 miles) above the earth.
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Skydiver hopes to break sound barrier on Sunday

Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner started preparations early Sunday for his attempt to be the first skydiver in history to break the sound barrier.
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Baumgartner's second skydive bid postponed

Austrian adventurer Felix Baumgartner has decided against a second attempt to make the highest ever skydive on Thursday. 
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Baumgartner skydive bid aborted due to gusty winds

Austrian adventurer Felix Baumgartner has been frustrated in his attempt to make the highest ever skydive.
Unfavourable winds at Roswell, New Mexico, have prevented the launch of the helium balloon that was to take him to more than 36.5km.
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Austrian Felix Baumgartner set for skydive record attempt

The Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner will attempt to become the first human to break the sound barrier unaided by a vehicle.
Weather permitting, lift-off from Roswell airport should occur about 0700 local time (1300 GMT; 1400BST). Read more



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The highest, fastest free fall in history has been postponed.
Red Bull Stratos announced Friday that the jump by extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner have been moved from Monday to Tuesday thanks to a cold front with gusty winds.
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On October 8th, only a few short days from now, Felix Baumgartner will attempt the highest and fastest skydive of all time, beating Joseph Kittinger's mark set in 1960. Felix is part of the Red Bull Stratos team, a group that has been working for years towards this goal.
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500mph skydive: Felix Baumgartner trains for record-breaking fall

Jumping from a balloon flying at 18 miles above Earth, Felix Baumgartner falls at speeds topping 500mph to train for the world's highest skydive. Report by Sophie Foster.



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Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner has successfully completed a test jump from 71,500ft (22km) above New Mexico.
The jump was planned to allow a full test of his equipment before he tries to free-fall from 120,000ft later this year.
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Freefall from the edge of space: Felix Baumgartner completes test flight

 



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