[caption id=“attachment_490537” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  This image taken from a video monitor, provided by Red Bull Stratos, shows pilot Felix Baumgartner of Austria before he jumps out of the capsule during the final manned flight for Red Bull Stratos. In a giant leap from more than 36 km up, Baumgartner shattered the sound barrier Sunday while making the highest jump ever — a tumbling, death-defying plunge from a balloon to a safe landing in the New Mexico desert. Jay Nemeth, Red Bull Stratos/AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_490541” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  In this photo provided by Red Bull, crew members at the mission control watch the jump of pilot Felix Baumgartner of Austria in Roswell, New Mexico. Red Bull Stratos, Joerg Mitter/AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_490543” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Baumgartner simply bunny hopped into space from a 38.6km height. Red Bull Stratos/AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_490544” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  This image made from video, provided by Red Bull Stratos shows pilot Felix Baumgartner of Austria as he jumps out of the capsule during the final manned flight for Red Bull Stratos. Red Bull Stratos/AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_490545” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  In this photo provided by Red Bull Stratos, Pilot Felix Baumgartner of Austria celebrates after successfully completing the final manned flight for Red Bull Stratos in Roswell, New Mexico. Balazs Gardi, Red Bull Stratos/AP[/caption]
In a giant leap from more than 38 kilometres up, daredevil skydiver, Felix Baumgartner, shattered the sound barrier while making the highest jump ever. Images as he began his record-breaking jump.
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