Felix Baumgartner’s attempt to jump out a space capsule from the edge of space had to be aborted at the last minute (11.42hrs MDT local time) due to wind gusts that made it impossible to safely inflate the 30 million cubic feet / 834,497 cubic meters balloon for the launch. Baumgartner and the Red Bull […]
Other Attempts at High-Altitude Balloon Records
October 9, 2012 by 4 Comments
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 […]
