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Joseph Kittenger's Project Excelsior jump: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Excelsior https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Excelsior

• pauschi 14y ago
  wow. is he that white haired guy in base station? seems he was also that guy who has set the previous freefall record in the 60s.
  • raganwald 14y ago
    Yes, Kittinger is the man walking Felix through the procedures. This is the Dynamic Duo of high altitude jumping. I felt a shiver listening to them, this is a day I think I will tell my children about. p.s. Kittinger is 84!
    • toomuchtodo 14y ago
      Looks like the freefall duration record wasn't beaten :(
      • raganwald 14y ago
        I'm personally wondering of Felix did that deliberately to leave Joe in the record books.
        • colkassad 14y ago
          He was also complaining just before that that his visor was fogged over. Perhaps he deployed because of that.
      • e28eta 14y ago
        My guess is that because he went so much faster initially, he covered a further distance faster. I haven't done the math, and he definitely deployed early, but it still seems plausible to me
    • noinput 14y ago
      Thanks for catching this. The simple fact he was so excited for Felix cheering him on the whole time really added a wonderful dynamic to the event.
  • InclinedPlane 14y ago
    Yup, the same.