Worlds Highest Sky Dive

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Captain Joseph Kittinger sets the world highest sky dive record on August 16, 1960. 102,800 feet (31,334 meters).

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ConeOfSilence, on 5/10/2008 6:15:34 AM
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From: http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/space_diving_010608
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August 16, 1960, Kittinger jumped his last 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.

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jd8coke, on 5/10/2008 10:15:22 AM
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"his tumble toward terra firma took some 4 minutes and 36 seconds"

"He safely touched down in barren New Mexico desert, 13 minutes 45 seconds after he vaulted into the void."

Pick one.

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ConeOfSilence, on 5/10/2008 11:25:28 AM
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^ 4 mins 36 sec free falling the rest was spent parachuting.

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