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Nicholas John Piantanida (15 août 1932 - 29 août 1966) est un sauteur en parachute amateur américain qui a atteint 37 642 m avec son ballon Strato Jump II le 2 février 1966, faisant voler un ballon avec un équipage plus haut que quiconque auparavant, un record qui a tenu jusqu'au vol de Felix Baumgartner le 14 octobre 2012.
Nicholas John Piantanida (August 15, 1932 – August 29, 1966) was an American amateur parachute jumper who reached 123,500 feet (37,600 meters; 23.39 miles) with his Strato Jump II balloon on February 2, 1966, flying a crewed balloon higher than anyone before, a record that stood until Felix Baumgartner's flight on October 14, 2012.
15 août 2016 · The Truck Driver Who Jumped From the Edge of Space. Nick Piantanida, born 84 years ago today, was nothing if not determined. Mark Betancourt. August 15, 2016. The gondola from Piantanida's...
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12 avr. 2018 · At the height of the space race, Nick Piantanida had a dream and a reach that far exceeded his grasp: He would climb to the edge of space and break the free-fall parachute record. Watch the...
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7 oct. 2010 · Nick Piantanida tried skydiving from space, but died in the attempt. What can we learn from this magnificent failure?
15 nov. 2012 · C'est ce cri qu'avait poussé Nick Piantanida le 1er mai 1966 à 18.000 m en montée pour sa tentative de record de saut en altitude. Juste après, il demandait la libération d'urgence de sa capsule, mais sans pouvoir échapper à un accident mortel de décompression.
Nick Piantanida, a 34-year old New Jersey truck driver, athlete and sky diver, ascended from Joe Foss Airport in Sioux Falls, South Dakota aboard the Strato-Jump III gondola on May 1, 1966.
