On Oct. 14, a man stepped out into a place where no human being had ever stood before. Over 39 kilometers above the surface of Earth, at the very edge of space, skydiver and daredevil Felix Baumgartner exited a capsule beneath an enormous 55-story-tall helium-filled balloon.
Alone but with millions of people supporting him, afraid but with so much courage, he gazed at Earth below and uttered a short salute: "Sometimes you have to go up really high to understand how small you are. I'm going home now." And then he leaped.