Space jumper fell faster than first thought
Felix Baumgartner, who rocketed to fame after leaping from the edge of space, fell faster than first thought during his jump.
Space jump daredevil hits out at Branson's 'insane' idea
Daredevil Felix Baumgartner has hit out at Sir Richard Branson after he hinted that Virgin could attempt to break the Austrian's record.
'I want to fly helicopters' says space-jumper Felix
After leaping from the edge of space, Felix Baumgartner has been revealing his more modest plans for the future.
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Space jumper fell faster than first thought
Felix Baumgartner, who rocketed to fame after leaping from the edge of space, fell faster than first thought during his jump.
Read the full storySpace jump daredevil hits out at Branson's 'insane' idea
Daredevil Felix Baumgartner has hit out at Sir Richard Branson after he hinted that Virgin could attempt to break the Austrian's record.
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'I want to fly helicopters' says space-jumper Felix
After leaping from the edge of space, Felix Baumgartner has been revealing his more modest plans for the future.
Read the full storyStudent who landed in tree on first skydive 'will jump again'
A student who ended up stuck in a tree after falling 3,000ft (914m) when his canopy failed to open on his very first parachute jump has vowed to have another go.
After Liam Byrne, 18, was rescued from a tree near Shotton Colliery, in County Durham, virtually uninjured after his horror fall, firefighters said he was lucky to be alive.
But asked if he will jump again he said: "Probably, we will see - best way to get over it."
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Extended footage of Felix Baumgartner's record descent
An extended video from the viewpoint of Felix Baumgartner as he hurtled towards the Earth has been released. Showing the curvature of the planet as Felix desperately tries to stabilise himself at the beginning on the jump.
Student escapes unhurt after his parachute lands in tree
A student had a lucky escape after he lost control of his parachute on his first ever jump and landed in a tree.
Liam Byrne's parachutes became entangled before he landed in Shotton Colliery, County Durham.
The 18-year-old, who narrowly avoided landing on a church, was stuck for about half an hour before being rescued by firefighters.
"It was a bit scary, I just made sure I grabbed on to the tree until someone came and found me," said the Northumbria University student.
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Headcam captures skydiver's view of record descent
Felix Baumgartner's record 24-mile skydive can now be seen - in part - from his own perspective, courtesy of a headcam attached to the Austrian's jumpsuit.
NASA congratulates daredevil skydiver
Congratulations to Felix Baumgartner and @redbullstratos on a record-breaking leap from the edge of space! http://t.co/HQIga3Ov #livejump
From @NASA on Twitter:Baumgartner from jump step: 'I wish the world could see what I see'
"When I was standing there on top of the world, you become so humble, you do not think about breaking records any more...the only thing you want is to come back alive," Felix Baumgartner told a press conference.
Asked what he said when he was about to jump, he repeated: "I know the whole world is watching now, and I wish the world could see what I see.
"And sometimes you have to go up really high to understand how small you are."
Skydiver: 'I really thought I was in trouble'
Felix Baumgartner said he "really thought [he] was in trouble" whilst he was tumbling during freefall:
"There was a time I really thought I was in trouble. I had to decide to fight all the way down and I finally got stable." Felix Baumgartner
From @RedBullStratos on Twitter:Watch his live press conference here.
Watch the dive here.
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