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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 2009
Page
4
From 102,800 feet in a balloon gondola Joseph Kittinger jumped to freefall. He reached 650–700 mph before thick air slowed him, suggesting he became the first human to break the sound barrier in freefall. Total time 4 minutes 37 seconds before a main parachute descent.
A collage of curiosities covers aviation hero Francis Kittinger’s 103000 foot leap and a sprint versus horse exhibition with Jesse Owens. It weighs in on the world’s longest words, noting pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis and antidisestablishmentarianism, plus a linguistics take from Ohio State University expert Richard Janda.
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