[PDF.54mr] Magnificent Failure: Free Fall from the Edge of Space

Magnificent Failure: Free Fall from the Edge of Space

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 | #1276350 in Books |  Smithsonian Books |  2003-10 |  2003-10-17 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.26 x1.06 x6.23l,1.25 | File type: PDF | 320 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Great read, well written. Gripping tale of a tragic aeronautical adventure.|By boeing377|As a long time skydiver I've always wondered about this ill fated attempt to jump from the edge of space. Craig Ryan did a ton of research and tells a gripping tale of Nick Piantanida's attempts to do what USAF jumper Joe Kittinger and later Red Bull sponsored jumper Felix Baumgartner did:| |“Craig Ryan's engrossing new biography. . . [a] miracle of research. . . reveals. . . layer after layer of rich detail”—Sports Illustrated|About the Author|Author of The Preastronauts, Cr

Locked in a desperate Cold War race against the Soviets to find out if humans could survive in space and live through a free fall from space vehicles, the Pentagon gave civilian adventurer Nick Piantanida’s Project Strato-Jump little notice until May Day, 1966. Operating in the shadows of well-funded, high-visibility Air Force and Navy projects, the former truck driver and pet store owner set a new world record for manned balloon altitude. Rising more than 23 miles...

You easily download any file type for your device.Magnificent Failure: Free Fall from the Edge of Space   |  Craig Ryan.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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