[reg45]

I am surprised that Kittinger’s record has held for this long - over fifty years, Eisenhower was still President and awarded Kittinger a Distinguished Flying Cross for the achievement.

[Carpe Cerevisi]

Cool video with great music of Kittinger’s jump:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxfdC7U_mgQ

[elcid1970]

I thought by now someone would make a joke about making a thirteen mile jump from twelve miles up. Oh, well.

I remember reading about Col. Kittinger’s jump from a high altitude balloon but always thought this was research for the space program. Did he become an astronaut?