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Falling back to earth, alone

In 1960, Joe Kittinger shot up to 30km above the Earth in a high-altitude balloon. Then he jumped. Remarkable.

Sat 31 Dec 2005 at 17:03   ·


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You are reading Falling back to earth, alone, a Microlog entry by MacDara Conroy. It is filed under Interesting, and was published in December 2005.

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#freefall #joekittinger #nature #space #wow


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This day in history: 31 December


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Sat 31 Dec 2005 at 20:06
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