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Don't know if there are standards for this, but here is what Wikipedia says about the previous jump:

"On August 16, 1960, he made the final jump, from the Excelsior I999II, at 102,800 feet (31,300 m).[2] Towing a small drogue parachute for initial stabilization, he fell for 4 minutes and 36 seconds, reaching a maximum speed of 614 miles per hour (988 km/h)[4][5] before opening his parachute at 18,000 feet (5,500 m)."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kittinger




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