Jun 2 1957

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Capt. Joseph W. Kittinger, Jr. (USAF), remained aloft in plastic MAN HIGH I balloon over Minnesota for 8 hours 34 minutes, being above 92,000 feet for 2 hours and reaching 96,000 feet maximum altitude. Thle was first solo balloon flight into the stratosphere.

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