Austria’s Felix Baumgartner earned his place in the history books on Sunday after overcoming concerns with the power for his visor heater that impaired his vision and nearly jeopardized the mission.

Felix Baumgartner, an Austrian base jumper and skydiver who made history with his skydive from space, died while paragliding in Italy on Thursday. Baumgartner was 56. According to CNN affiliate ...

Felix Baumgartner, the fearless extreme sportsman behind many legendary stunts, has died. He was 56. According to the Associated Press, Baumgartner died in a paragliding accident in Italy on Thursday.

Felix Baumgartner, the skydiver who famously dove from ‘the edge of the Earth,’ has died in a paragliding accident. The Austrian skydiver is best known for breaking a world record for the highest ...

Baumgartner was given the go ahead for his dive from the edge of space. June 25, 2012 — -- Daredevil Felix Baumgartner this morning landed from his 18-mile dive back to Earth from the edge of ...