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Air Force plans to parachute humans from 90,000 feet
Air Force officers outlined Project Explorer to test bailout methods from altitudes up to 90,000 feet over New Mexico. Lt. Henry Nielsen and a second airman will attempt three high altitude jumps from balloon gondolas using experimental parachutes. They aim to reach 64,000 to 90,000 feet, weather permitting, from Holloman AFB.
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Washington
New Mexico
Air Force
Henry P. Nielsen
Nielsen
Arthur Henderson
Aero Medical Laboratory
Dayton
Ohio
Edward G. Sperry
Air Research and Development Command
Baltimore
Henderson
Sperry
Gulf of Mexico
Oe Nielsen