Aug 16 1960
From The Space Library
Capt. Joseph W. Kittinger, Jr. (USAF), parachuted from EXCELSIOR III balloon at 103,000 feet, falling 17 miles before chute was employed at 17,500 feet, a new parachute record.
11th Congress of the IAF opened in Stockholm.
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