Watch Historic Footage of Joseph Kittinger’s 102,800 Jump from Space (1960)
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In 1960, Captain Joseph W. Kittinger began the longest delayed parachute jump on record when he bailed out of a balloon gondola at 102,800 feet. He dropped 84,700 feet or 16.04 miles, falling for 4 min 49 sec, before opening his main 28-foot parachute over New Mexico. Before deploying his chute, his near free-fall was stabilized with a six-foot canopy to prevent a fatal flat spin. During his descent, he may have broken the sound barrier, reaching 714 mph in the rarified air at high altitude. Cap
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In 1960, Captain Joseph W. Kittinger began the longest delayed parachute jump on record when he bailed out of a balloon gondola at 102,800 feet. He dropped 84,700 feet or 16.04 miles, falling for 4 min 49 sec, before opening his main 28-foot parachute over New Mexico. Before deploying his chute, his near free-fall was stabilized with a six-foot canopy to prevent a fatal flat spin. During his descent, he may have broken the sound barrier, reaching 714 mph in the rarified air at high altitude. Cap
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