128,177 feet (39,068.5m)
The first man to reach the stratosphere in a balloon was Auguste Piccard, a Swiss physicist, and explorer. On May 27, 1931, Piccard ascended to a record-setting altitude of 15,785 meters (51,775 ft) in a hydrogen balloon. His achievements paved the way for high-altitude research and space exploration.
Her first record was the highest altitude for women . This was in 1921 in her 'Canary'.
On August 16th, 1960, Air Force Capt. Joe Kittinger Jumped from a helium balloon at 103,000 feet as a part of the space program. The jump was to test the effect of outer space on the human body. When he stepped from the platform on the balloon, 99% of the earth's atmosphere was beneath him. Kittinger fell for 4 min. 36 secs. reaching a speed of 714 mph.
Auguste Piccard, a Swiss physicist and explorer, flew the hot air balloon Explorer II in 1932. Piccard and his assistant, Max Cosyns, reached a record altitude of 16,201 meters (53,153 feet) in the balloon, conducting high-altitude research on cosmic rays.
Felix Baumgartner is the man who jumped from a balloon in the stratosphere in 2012 as part of the Red Bull Stratos project. He broke the record for the highest skydive, freefall distance, and fastest vertical velocity.
He set records for the highest jump from a balloon (39,045 meters), the highest manned balloon flight, the fastest human speed outside of a vehicle (1,342 kph), and breaking the speed of sound,
Q:What is the world record for the highest altitude reached by a single kite in 1896?=A: 12,471 feet=
The highest human altitude in a balloon was 113,740 feet (34.67 km). Malcolm_Ross and Victor A. Prather reach this altitude on May 4, 1961. This record is unbeaten until October 14, 2012 when Felix Baumgartner jumped from about 120'000 feet
50,671 ft (15,445 m)
That is the day. But on that day Bell X-2 sets Unofficial manned aircraft altitude record 126,000
The first man to reach the stratosphere in a balloon was Auguste Piccard, a Swiss physicist, and explorer. On May 27, 1931, Piccard ascended to a record-setting altitude of 15,785 meters (51,775 ft) in a hydrogen balloon. His achievements paved the way for high-altitude research and space exploration.
"In 1963, the X-15 raised the altitude record to 67 miles
Her first record was the highest altitude for women . This was in 1921 in her 'Canary'.
On October 1922, she set a women's altitude record of 14,000 feet which was later broken by Ruth Nichols.
Piccard, Don. World Book Encyclopedia. USA: World Book, 1996."1961, US Navy Officers Victor A. Prather, Jr and Malcolm Ross rose from a zero-pressure balloon at an altitude of 113,739.9 feet."Crouch, Tom D. The Eagle Aloft: Two Centuries of the Balloon in America. Washington, DC: Smithsonian, 1983."May 4, 1961, M.D. Ross and V.C. Prather rose at the world record of 113,740 feet."Dwiggins, Don. The Air Devils: The Story of Balloonists, Barnstormers, and Stunt Pilots.Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1966."In Sept 5, 1862, Coxwell and Glaisher rose to an altitude of 39,000 feet."Nagel, Walter R. McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. New York: McGraw Hill, 1992."The zero-pressure balloon is capable of reaching an altitude of 140,000 feet."
On August 16th, 1960, Air Force Capt. Joe Kittinger Jumped from a helium balloon at 103,000 feet as a part of the space program. The jump was to test the effect of outer space on the human body. When he stepped from the platform on the balloon, 99% of the earth's atmosphere was beneath him. Kittinger fell for 4 min. 36 secs. reaching a speed of 714 mph.
Auguste Piccard, a Swiss physicist and explorer, flew the hot air balloon Explorer II in 1932. Piccard and his assistant, Max Cosyns, reached a record altitude of 16,201 meters (53,153 feet) in the balloon, conducting high-altitude research on cosmic rays.