Stratospheric skydiver Felix Baumgartner dies at 56 in tragic paragliding accident

Monday, July 21, 2025 - 01:11 in Earth & Climate

Baumgartner is most well-known for breaking the sound barrier with his body during a freefall from the stratosphere in 2012.

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