Don't know if there are standards for this, but here is what Wikipedia says about the previous jump: "On August 16, 1960, he made the final jump, from the Exce

Don't know if there are standards for this, but here is what Wikipedia says about the previous jump: "On August 16, 1960, he made the final jump, from the Excelsior I999II, at 102,800 feet (31,300 m).[2] 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 (988 km/h)[4][5] before opening his parachute at 18,000 feet (5,500 m)." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kittinger http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kittinger