First Man in Space - Skydiving From The Edge Of The World


First Man in Space - Skydiving From The Edge Of The World (Extended Version) // On August 16, 1960, Joseph Kittinger jumped his last ... all» Excelsior jump, doing so from an air-thin height of 102,800 feet (31,334 meters). From that nearly 20 miles altitude, his tumble toward terra firma took some 4 minutes and 36 seconds. Exceeding the speed of sound during the fall, Kittinger used a small stabilizing chute before a larger, main parachute opened in the denser atmosphere. He safely touched down in barren New Mexico desert, 13 minutes 45 seconds after he vaulted into the void.

The jump set records that still stand today, among them, the highest parachute jump, the longest freefall, and the fastest speed ever attained by a humanthrough the atmosphere. Somewhat in contention is Kittinger's use of the small parachute for stabilization during his record-setting fall. Roger Eugene Andreyev, a Russian, is touted as holding the world's free fall record of 80,325 feet (24,483 meters), made on November 1, 1962.







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Uploaded: March 27, 2007 at 1:42 pm
Author: Baskiskg

Length: 00:06:54
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pintar5775 (December 4, 2008 at 7:01 pm)
i would have passed out from fear!
pintar5775 (December 4, 2008 at 7:01 pm)
More like boulders!
Mamba205 (December 4, 2008 at 6:59 pm)
Actually, a person was attempting to break his record sometime last year. He was going to jump from over nearly 135,000 feet.Also, it's not that people don't have the courage (I would possibly do it, 50/50), it's that it costs a lot of money.
aditzaditzaditza (December 4, 2008 at 6:07 pm)
as i know nobody else in the world had the curage to repet the jump in almost 50 years.i am i wright?

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