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16/08/1960 Joseph Kittinger parachutes from a balloon over New Mexico
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Record For Balloonist (1960)
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Space Jump-Col. (Ret.) Joe Kittinger
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ONE Central Florida Short: Spaceman: Joe Kittinger
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Free Falling with Joseph Kittinger
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Joseph Kittinger & Felix Baumgartner High Altitude Free Fall
Kittinger made the final high-altitude jump at 102,800 feet. Towing a small drogue parachute for initial stabilization, he fell for 4 minutes and 36 seconds, reaching a maximum speed of 614 miles per hour before opening his parachute at 18,000 feet.
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