Free Fall Colonel Joe, the Highest Skydive Record from Space

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Uploaded on October 12, 2007 by Blatate Powered by YouTube

the Excelsior III balloon at 102800 feet (3 times the height a commercial jet travels at), he fell reaching the speed of sound before opening his parachute at 18000 feet (5500 m). He set records for highest balloon ascent, highest parachute jump, longest drogue-fall (14 min) and fastest speed by a man through the atmosphere unaided by a vehicle. His fall lasted 4 minutes and 36 seconds - the length of this film. The song is by Alphaspin (www.myspace.com/alphaspin) ... Colonel Joe Kittinger ...

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