On August 16, 1960, Joe Kittinger was strapped into an specially modified U.S. Air Force balloon and set off on an ascent into the clouds. After 4 hours he reached the edge of space at a record breaking altitude of 102,800 feet (approx 20 miles above land). At that height he was basically in outerspace with very little atmosphere and an outside temperature at 100 degrees below zero.

Then Joe did something that showed he had the biggest balls on the planet....he jumped out.

Joe was in freefall for over 4 minutes and hit a top speed of over 700 miles per hour.