Manned balloon altitude records

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Manned balloon altitude records:

• 34,668 m (113,740 feet) May 4, 1961 Commander Malcolm D. Ross and Lieutenant Victor A. Prather, Jr. (US Navy) Strato-Lab program, USS Antietam, in the Gulf of Mexico. Lt. Prather died after landing when his pressure suit filled with water.

• 31,300 m (102,800 feet) August 16, 1960 Joseph Kittinger jumped from the Excelsior III.

• 11,887 m (39,000 feet) September 1862, Coxwell and Glaisher, both lost consciousness during the ascent due to the low air pressure and cold temperature −11 °C (12 °F).

• 2,700 m (9,000 feet) December 1783 Jacques Alexandre Charles and Marie-Noel Robert (France) made the first flight in a hydrogen balloon to about 610 m (2,000 feet). Then Charles ascended alone to the record altitude.

• 24 m (80 feet) August 1783, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier (France), the first ascent in a hot-air balloon.

[edit] See also

• Altitude sickness
• High-altitude airship
• High altitude balloon

[edit] External links

• Iowa State University - High Altitude Balloon Experiments in Technology
• Balloon altitude records
• Balloon World Records Fédération Aéronautique Internationale