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Topic: Felix Baumgartner, strato-diver (1969-2025)
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Robert Pearlman
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posted 07-17-2025 04:45 PM
   
Felix Baumgartner, who in 2012 lifted off inside the Red Bull Stratos capsule and then jumped from 24 miles (39 kilometers) high to a parachute-assisted touchdown, died on Thursday (July 17) while while paragliding in Italy. Baumgartner, 56, lost control of his paraglider and crashed into a hotel swimming pool in the coastal town of Porto Sant'Elpidio, CNN affiliate SkyTG24 reported.The apparatus struck a woman who was not seriously injured, according to SkyTG24. Italy's national broadcaster RAI reported that authorities are working to determine the exact cause of the crash. |
MartinAir
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posted 07-17-2025 05:04 PM
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GACspaceguy
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posted 07-17-2025 05:08 PM
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gareth89
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posted 07-17-2025 05:24 PM
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dom
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posted 07-17-2025 06:00 PM
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capoetc
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posted 07-17-2025 06:02 PM
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SpaceCadet1983
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posted 07-17-2025 06:29 PM
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Larry McGlynn
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posted 07-17-2025 07:09 PM
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Jeff
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posted 07-17-2025 07:14 PM
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David Carey
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posted 07-17-2025 07:22 PM
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davidcwagner
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posted 07-17-2025 08:05 PM
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MCroft04
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posted 07-17-2025 08:16 PM
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Jurg Bolli
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posted 07-17-2025 08:24 PM
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MartinAir
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posted 07-17-2025 10:40 PM
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Philip
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posted 07-18-2025 12:43 AM
His freefall record was broken by Alan Eustace who jumped from 41.4 Km altitude in October 2014.R.I.P. |
Marwin2
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posted 07-18-2025 01:47 AM
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issman1
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posted 07-18-2025 02:30 AM
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ejectr
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posted 07-18-2025 09:36 AM
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Henk Boshuijer
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posted 07-18-2025 12:56 PM
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astrobock
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posted 07-18-2025 02:22 PM
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DG27
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posted 07-18-2025 04:20 PM
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cosmos-walter
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posted 07-18-2025 08:42 PM
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tedc
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posted 07-18-2025 10:07 PM
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