Felix Baumgartner became famous for jumping from the stratosphere with a parachute. His nickname is B.A.S.E. 502, and he prepared for the jump with RedBull, an extreme sports company. On October 14, 2012, Baumgartner landed in New Mexico after jumping from 38,969 meters, breaking the world record for highest skydive and longest free fall of 36,402 meters. He also set the record for fastest speed of free fall at 1,357.64 km/h, becoming the first person to break the sound barrier without a vehicle.

1. B.A.S.E. 502 – Félix Baumgartner
Felix Baumgartner has become famous for jumping with a parachute
from the stratosphere. His nickname is B.A.S.E. 502. He prepares his
jump with RedBull, a company of extreme sport.
The launch was originally scheduled for 9th
October 2012 but was
aborted due to adverse weather conditions. Launch was rescheduled
and the mission instead took place on 14th
October 2012 when
Baumgartner landed in eastern New Mexico after jumping from a
then world-record 38,969.3 metres and falling a record distance of
36,402.6 metres; the altitude record was broken by Alan Eustace in
2014.
Baumgartner also set the record for fastest speed of free fall at
1,357.64 km/h; making him the first human to break the sound
barrier outside a vehicle. Baumgartner was in free fall for 4 minutes
and 19 seconds, 17 seconds shorter than his mentor, Joseph
Kittinger’s jump in 1960.