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

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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 human through 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.

Channel: Entertainment
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: Baskiskg

Length: 06:54
Rating: 4.88
Views: 613970

Tags: Baloon  Dive  Joe  Joseph  Kettinger  Nasa  Parachute  Sky  Space  

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pintar5775 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
i would have passed out from fear!
pintar5775 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
More like boulders!
Mamba205 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
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 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
as i know nobody else in the world had the curage to repet the jump in almost 50 years.i am i wright?
razorx71 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
So how did they get the top down video taken during his free fall?
snifnscratch (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
thanks eliastc2007. who released it though. ive tried to find it on 7digital but.......
mjens1029 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
the speech at the beginning is to long to post, but its Joseph Kittinger talking about this said jump.
Darkness0111 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
that would suck if he jumped and the gravity dosent grab him
comagnum (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
being at that height i would be so fucking scared....
eliastc2007 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Moby vs. UNKLE God Moving Over The Face Of The Waters/ In A State is the song name

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