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- mike - Jul 17 2006 | space, sky diving
I remember reading about the Kittinger jump from old National Geographics. The very early space program had great coverage in the popular media. I love that someone is going after this 46 year old record.
Quoted: On August 16, 1960, Captain Joseph Kittinger jumped into the record books after his dive from a height of 102,800 feet (31,334 meters). That jump set records that still stand today -- the highest parachute jump, the longest free fall, and the fastest speed ever attained by a human through the atmosphere. But somewhat in contention was Kittinger's use of a small stabilization parachute during his record-setting fall.
Dude is going to try and beat the Kittinger jump!
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oh damns!
Holy shit! I hope Boards of Canada makes another badass music video to accompany this one :)
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Heck yeah! Thats why I found this to be so cool - I just learned about the Kittinger jump recently