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 1...
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.
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One of the best videos on You Tube! Amazing, what has Joe Kittinger done 60 years ago! Wonderful song and so perfectly matched with all the parts of the video! Thank you very much for this one! Be well!
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I wonder why a Hollywood movie hasn't been about this event and this brave man? To think this was done all that time ago.. "Brave" isn't a big enough word...
Best video on YouTube by a mile, this guy had some balls, and by balls I mean fuckin cast iron boulders the fact it was 50 years ago aswel is what makes it so unbelivable, is this guy still alive ?
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Wonderful song and so perfectly matched with all the parts of the video!
Thank you very much for this one!
Be well!
I'm very impressed...
the fact it was 50 years ago aswel is what makes it so unbelivable, is this guy still alive ?