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As Red Bull Stratos puts it:

On August 16, 1960 Joe Kittinger became a real-life superhero

It was the “highest step in the world”. Joe Kittinger made history as he ascended to 102,800 feet in a high-altitude balloon and jumped to Earth, setting four world records. Today, in an attempt to beat Joseph Kittenger’s record, Felix Baumgartner will jump from a space capsule 23 miles above earth.

In one of LIFE’s most iconic covers(above), Joe Kittinger is pictured free falling from the sky during his historic journey when he leaped from the edge of space. Tomorrow, in an attempt to beat Kittinger’s record, Felix Baumgartner will jump from a space capsule 23 miles above Earth. Baumgartner would be the first person to break the sound barrier if he manages to do so during his jump.

The boy thought about it, and asked, “Grandfather, which wolf wins?”

Yikes! Brutus, an 18-foot-long saltwater crocodile, rises like a nightmare of mythic proportions from Australia’s Adelaide River, lunging for the buffalo meat offered up by cruise operators. (Note that Brutus is missing a front leg — lost years ago, according to local legend, in a shark attack.)