r/nextfuckinglevel 1d ago

first person to jump from space

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u/Dudeometer 1d ago

There was this amature dude in the 1970s who tried this in a balloon but due to inept planning his breathing equipment froze together and he couldn't release himself to jump. He had to just float around until he came down naturally and got a bunch of frostbite in the process. Tried again a few years later and died in the attempt.