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zck
5791 days ago
As mentioned in the article, Kittinger "only" jumped from 102,800 feet. Baumgartner will jump from 120,000. Also, Kittinger was in a "rocking chair" position, not head-down. (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kittinger
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