Skydiving from the Edge of Space.

Posted by Alex in Video Clips, World Records on May 22, 2006 at 1:02 am


On August 16, 1960, US Air Force pilot Joe Kittinger was lifted about 30 km above sealevel in a pressurized balloon, and then jumped out!

His freefall lasted four and a half minutes, during which he accelerated to more than the speed of sound. This made him the first man touch the edge of space and to break the speed of sound barrier without an aircraft.

Hit play or go to Google Video Link (via Proceedings of the Athanasius Kircher Society)

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2 comments to "Skydiving from the Edge of Space."

  1. Neatorama » Blog Archive » French Parachutist to Jump from Stratosphere.
    July 15th, 2006 at 12:30 pm

    [...] If he succeeded, he would break the current record, held by Joe Kittinger - the first man who jumped from the edge of space… [...]

  2. CraigM
    July 17th, 2006 at 12:04 pm

    And the footage is used brilliantly in the video for "Dayvan Cowboy" by "boards of canada": http://www.warprecords.com/dayvancowboy/


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