50-Year-Old Skydiving Altitude Record Could Be Broken Soon

Monday, August 16, 2010 - 08:28 in Earth & Climate

Fifty years ago, Air Force Capt. Joe Kittinger set the record for world's highest skydive. But a daredevil is hoping to break that record with a supersonic jump from near the edge of space.

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