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EXCELSIOR III - THE LONG LONELY LEAP by Artist Stuart Brown

Hand Signed by Colonel Joe W Kittinger.
Price $450


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An incredible 614mph freefall from the edge of space, celebrated in this limited edition print, signed by the legend himself Colonel Joe W Kittinger.

Kittinger performed three extreme altitude jumps during August 1960 as part of the USAF research project ‘Excelsior’, a precursor to the US space race, to test survivability at the edge of space.

Excelsior III was the climax of the operation.

Leaping from the open gondola of a 200ft diameter helium balloon at nearly 103,000ft with 99% of the earth’s atmosphere below him, Kittinger spent four minutes thirty-six seconds in freefall. As he passed through 90,000ft his speed reached an incredible 614mph – almost the speed of sound in thin freezing air of the upper atmosphere. At 18,000ft his multi-stage parachute, operated by timers and barometric triggers, finally deployed his main parachute.

Released in 1998. Hand signed by Colonel Joe W. Kittinger and artist Stuart Brown in pencil. Limited Edition of 550. Overall Dimensions 27" x 18", Image Size 24" x 14"

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