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Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online One daredevil is planning another feat from near-space, attempting to ride a helium-filled balloon 23 miles above the Earth and then to plunge back down for the world's highest-ever skydive. Felix Baumgartner is planning to ride a helium-filled balloon from Roswell, New Mexico on October 8 in a custom-built capsule to an altitude of 120,000 feet. After riding the capsule 23 miles, Baumgartner plans to step out of it and break a...

DUBAI, UAE, June 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In the news release, "The World's Most Expensive Billboard Showcased in Dubai" issued on 11 Jun 2012 09:00 GMT, by Skydive Dubai over PR Newswire, we are advised by a representative of the company that the Skydive Dubai billboard was actually showcased at 6pm on the 1st of June, and will not be showcased today (the 11th) as implied in the original copy. Complete, corrected release follows: Estimated to cost USD 1.3 Billion...

NIEDEROBLARN, Austria, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Red Bull Skydive Team recently performed a spectacular performance high in the skies above Austria well worthy of any James Bond film. As part of the project "Akte Blanix III," the five-man squadron set off in hot pursuit of two Blanix gliders cruising more than 12,000 feet above the ground. In one of the most daring wingsuit manoeuvres ever seen, the skydivers then inched their way towards the aircraft before flying along side...

NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- "Desperate Housewives" star James Denton and production companies Skydive Films and Casting Life Films have teamed up to produce a powerful new documentary tackling the hunger issue in America. "When I think about hunger, I think about kids in third world countries, not adults and children here in America. When you hear the stats, they are staggering," says Zac Adams who is serving as the film's writer, director, and producer. My goal...