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When did Baumgartner jump from a helium balloon from the stratosphere?

  • 14 October 2012

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Answer

On 14 October 2012, Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner made a free fall from the edge of space, jumping from a helium balloon 39,045 m (128,100 ft) above Earth's surface, breaking three world records: the highest manned balloon flight, the highest jump from a fixed object, and the fastest free fall. The jump was sponsored by Red Bull and was part of the Red Bull Stratos project.
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