I read an article the other day about Michel Fournier and his attempts to break the record for highest parachute jump from a balloon. His attempt is now scheduled for August 2008 I belive he will be 65 or 66 at the time; my bet is this never happens.
Col Joseph Kittinger, USAF (Ret) holds the record he set back on August 16, 1960.
Then Captain Joseph Kittinger jumped into the record books after his dive from a height of 102,800 feet (31,334 meters). The jump set records that still stand today--the highest parachute jump, the longest freefall, and the fastest speed ever attained by a human through the atmosphere. Kittinger's was part of a USAF research program that helped study the physiological issues of high altitude flight and the ability of man to escape.
Col Joseph Kittinger, USAF (Ret) holds the record he set back on August 16, 1960.
Then Captain Joseph Kittinger jumped into the record books after his dive from a height of 102,800 feet (31,334 meters). The jump set records that still stand today--the highest parachute jump, the longest freefall, and the fastest speed ever attained by a human through the atmosphere. Kittinger's was part of a USAF research program that helped study the physiological issues of high altitude flight and the ability of man to escape.
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