wow. is he that white haired guy in base station?
seems he was also that guy who has set the previous freefall record in the 60s.
Yes, Kittinger is the man walking Felix through the procedures. This is the Dynamic Duo of high altitude jumping. I felt a shiver listening to them, this is a day I think I will tell my children about.
p.s. Kittinger is 84!
Looks like the freefall duration record wasn't beaten :(
I'm personally wondering of Felix did that deliberately to leave Joe in the record books.
He was also complaining just before that that his visor was fogged over. Perhaps he deployed because of that.
My guess is that because he went so much faster initially, he covered a further distance faster. I haven't done the math, and he definitely deployed early, but it still seems plausible to me
Thanks for catching this. The simple fact he was so excited for Felix cheering him on the whole time really added a wonderful dynamic to the event.