On August 16, 1960, Joe Kittinger stood at the edge of his balloon's gondola ... high-flying pilots needing to eject at high altitudes. Skydive from the Stratosphere is a reenactment of ...

But the fun of hot air balloon festivals doesn't stop there: Many of these events feature a variety of exciting ventures, such as skydiving shows, fireworks, music performances and night glows ...

It will take the group—who will be breathing pure oxygen to flush nitrogen from their bodies—50 minutes to ascend to their 35,000-foot target altitude in their 15-story-high balloon.

Dorothy Hoffner, 104, became the oldest person to skydive on Sunday ... She did, however, hint that a third jump and a hot air balloon excursion may be in her future. “I’ve never been on ...

But Skydive Chicago is working to have Guinness ... said she might take a ride in a hot-air balloon next. “I’ve never been in one of those,” she said.

Narrator:Felix Baumgartner's mission depends entirely on one of the least heralded but most remarkable pieces of equipment a balloon. Narrator:It's the oldest flying machine of them all.

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