Red Bull Stratos was a high altitude diving Self_motion project involving Cause_to_be_included Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner .

On 14 October 2012 , Baumgartner flew Motion approximately into the stratosphere over New Mexico , United States , in a helium balloon before free falling Motion_directional in a pressure suit and then parachuting Self_motion to Earth .

While the free fall was initially expected to last between five and six minutes , Baumgartner deployed Arranging his parachute after 4 minutes and 19 seconds .

Measurements show Baumgartner also broke Destroying two other world records Recording .

With a final altitude of , Baumgartner broke Destroying the unofficial record Recording for the highest manned balloon flight of previously set Placing by Nick Piantanida .

He also broke Destroying the record Recording for the highest altitude jump , set Placing in 1960 by USAF Colonel Joseph Kittinger , who was Baumgartner 's mentor and capsule communicator at mission control Control .