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[b]Alan Eustace, D-7426, Bests High-Altitude World Record[/b] (updated 10/24/14) On October 24, USPA member Alan Eustace, D-7426, set the World Record for Highest Altitude Skydive by jumping from a balloon at 135,890 feet over Roswell, New Mexico. The jump also earned Eustace the world records for vertical speed (822 mph, Mach 1.23) and freefall distance (123,414 feet) attained with a drogue/stabilizing device. The feat broke the high-altitude record of 127,852 feet that Felix Baumgartner achieved during the Red Bull Stratos Project in October 2012. USPA Director of Competition James Hayhurst served as an official observer for both jumpers' attempts. Hayhurst submitted Eustace's preliminary claims for all three records through the National Aeronautics Administration to international skydiving's governing body, the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale in Lausanne, Switzerland. [b]CLASSIFICATION: Class G—Parachuting[/b] Sub-class: G-2 (Performance Records) Category: General Group: Altitude/Fall Records Type of record: Exit Altitude Location: Roswell, NM (USA) Performance: 41,420 meters (135,890 feet) Parachutist: Alan Eustace (USA) Date: 24.10.2014 Sub-class: G-2 (Performance Records) Category: General Group: Altitude/Fall Records Type of record: Distance of Fall with drogue/stabilizing device Course/location: Roswell, NM (USA) Performance: 37,617 meters (123,414 feet) Parachutist: Alan Eustace (USA) Date: 24.10.2014 Sub-class: G-2 (Performance Records) Category: General Group: Vertical Speed Records Type of record: Vertical Speed with drogue/stabilizing device Course/location: Roswell, NM (USA) Performance: 1,321 km/hour (821 MPH, MACH 1.23) Parachutist: Alan Eustace (USA) Date: 24.10.2014
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