Colonel Joe Kittinger

About forty years ago Captain John Kittinger had parachuted from the highest altitude ever and today still holds the record for the highest parachute jump from a plastic balloon. On top of that he was the first person to come close to breaking the speed of sound as falling from the height he gained lot of velocity as he accelerated toward the earth and reached an incredible speed over six hundred mile per hours also set the record for the longest jump with a time of four minutes and thirty six seconds. His greatest accomplishment has never been able to be beaten or matched by anyone else and many years have already passed since the feat was accomplished. This requires great skill and practice as Kittinger had done for many years. So then as more than forty years have already passed it does not look as though his record will be broken any time soon.

On August 16, 1960, he set three world records: the highest parachute jump (102,800 feet), the longest parachute free fall (4 minutes 36 seconds), and the first person to exceed the speed of sound without an aircraft or space vehicle (714 mph during free fall).

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