ATTEMPTS AT HIGH-ALTITUDE BALLOON RECORDS AFTER EXCELSIOR III – the successful attempt by Col. Joseph Kittinger for the longest parachute drogue fall and the fastest speed by a human through the atmosphere, all of which still stand unless Felix Baumgartner is successful in his mission. 1961: Lt. Commander Victor Prather and Commander Malcolm Ross ascend with a balloon to 113,740 feet / 34,668 […]