Col. Joe Kittinger - World Record Skydive -Project Excelsior

Col. Joseph Kittinger - human experiment for Project Excelsior (1960) - set world records for highest parachuting jump (102,800 ft. or 20 miles), longest free fall (4.5 min.), highest balloon jump and fastest speed (close to speed of sound) by a person through the atmosphere. His records still stand. All for experimental studies on the affects of high altitude on the human body. A Living Legend and Inspiration.

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[aaronlnchbx]

wat song is in the background?

[GoofyTurp]

@aaronlnchbx UNKLE - "Inside"

[syk4ryo]

Macho!

[gonzchi]

Awesome!

[oldplatterman]

The video I am looking for also had a written narrative , and when he got to the max altitude , the written narrative said " and he did something amazing " , " he jumped ." Anyone ever seen that video . In the chorus of the song they sang Momma a few times also . One could literally hear him open the door before he jumped . Thanks to anyone that might know of this one and would be good enough to share the link . Thanks again( idfelix) !

[oldplatterman]

Awesome , there is another video that I watched once , and you could hear the door open to his platform before he jumped , and there was a slightly different version of the song . This one is one of the best by far , especially with the cover or of Times Magazine being shown at the end . Thanks for sharing GoofyTurp .

[ldfelix]

@oldplatterman Moby / Unkle God moving over the face of the water. do you have the link i was looking for that video.

[oldplatterman]

There was another version of this jump with a different song by Unkle , does anyone know where that version is or the song ?

[MrYegamister12]

that took some balls

[mylove1618]

UNBELIEVABLE  IN CAPS LOCK

[looneybineastman]

Thanks for coming to our graduation today Col. Kittenger - it meant a great deal to us at Southern Tech.

[beaddyman]

@PVDPMC8 i loved that tune!!! it went so well with the video