Joseph Kittinger’s record breaking Excelsior III skydive. August 16, 1960… 102,800ft … 614mph. Towing a small drogue chute for stabilization, he fell for 4 minutes and 36 seconds reaching a maximum speed of 614 mph (988 km/h or 274 m/s) before opening his parachute at 18,000 feet (5,500 m). Pressurization for his right glove malfunctioned during the ascent, and his right hand swelled to twice its normal size.He set records for highest balloon ascent, highest parachute jump, longest drogue-fall (4 min), and fastest speed by a human through the atmosphere. See it with Boards of Canada, Dayvan Cowboy.
dreamin' above the clouds...