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106-Year-Old WWII Veteran Sets Skydiving Record as Gov. Greg Abbott Makes First Jump
The WWII veteran set a new record as the oldest person in the world to skydive.
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Skydiver Becomes First Person to Jump and Land Without Chute
A 42-year-old skydiver with more than 18,000 jumps made history when he became the first person to leap without a parachute and land in a net instead.
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Extreme Sports Star Killed in California Skydiving Accident
A skier and BASE jumper who regularly appeared on an MTV show about extreme sports was killed while skydiving Northern California, authorities said
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Two Die Skydiving in Florida, From Iceland
Two die skydiving in Florida: An instructor and student, both from Iceland, went missing during a skydiving expedition outside Tampa, Fla. Saturday. Their bodies were found in a patch of forest later that evening.
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Red Bull Stratos Take 2: Skydive From the Edge of Space (Video)
Felix Baumgartner’s intrepid mission to break the speed of sound has been rescheduled for 8 a.m. ET (12 p.m. GMT) this Sunday, Oct. 14.
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120,000-Foot Skydive Aborted Due to Winds
Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian daredevil, who was to skydive out of a balloon 23 miles above New Mexico, called off the event due to winds.
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Red Bull Stratos: Freefall Jump From Edge of Space (Live Feed)
Felix Baumgartner will skydive from 23 miles (36.5 km) above the Earth at 8:30 a.m. ET (12:30 p.m. GMT) today, Oct. 9.
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106-Year-Old WWII Veteran Sets Skydiving Record as Gov. Greg Abbott Makes First Jump
The WWII veteran set a new record as the oldest person in the world to skydive.
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Skydiver Becomes First Person to Jump and Land Without Chute
A 42-year-old skydiver with more than 18,000 jumps made history when he became the first person to leap without a parachute and land in a net instead.
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Extreme Sports Star Killed in California Skydiving Accident
A skier and BASE jumper who regularly appeared on an MTV show about extreme sports was killed while skydiving Northern California, authorities said
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Two Die Skydiving in Florida, From Iceland
Two die skydiving in Florida: An instructor and student, both from Iceland, went missing during a skydiving expedition outside Tampa, Fla. Saturday. Their bodies were found in a patch of forest later that evening.
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Red Bull Stratos Take 2: Skydive From the Edge of Space (Video)
Felix Baumgartner’s intrepid mission to break the speed of sound has been rescheduled for 8 a.m. ET (12 p.m. GMT) this Sunday, Oct. 14.
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120,000-Foot Skydive Aborted Due to Winds
Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian daredevil, who was to skydive out of a balloon 23 miles above New Mexico, called off the event due to winds.
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Red Bull Stratos: Freefall Jump From Edge of Space (Live Feed)
Felix Baumgartner will skydive from 23 miles (36.5 km) above the Earth at 8:30 a.m. ET (12:30 p.m. GMT) today, Oct. 9.
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