File talk:Kittinger-jump.jpg

Joe kittingers jump from a huge helium ballon some 18 miles high saw him set a record for breaking the sound barrier without any assistance from a powered engine. During the ballon assent he lost a glove which was integral to the pressure suit he had to wear. Instead of aborting the mission he carried on through to completion.88.109.8.143 21:12, 9 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

License[edit]

The USAF says its a USAF-photo and thereby PD [1]. But when it appeared for the first time in the Journal of National Geographic Society in December 1960 (Vol.118, No. 6, p. 854) the caption states: […] A National Geographic camera mounted above the gondola took this remarkable photograph at 102,800 feet. HS Ektachrome © National Geographic Society .

Magazines like GEO printed this photo with the byline Volkmar K. Wentzel/National Geographic Collection. Volkmar Wentzel is mentioned as photographer in the head of the NG-article.

There are also pictures from a USAF-camera in this article with the byline by United States Air Force. But not this one. So, why should it be PD? --80.137.29.137 10:54, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe it was a joint effort by National Geographic and the USAF. Regardless, if the Air Force says it's PD, there's no reason for us NOT to trust that. howcheng {chat} 17:10, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How did they get the film?[edit]

Was the gondola recovered? Or did Kittinger somehow bring it with him? Paul^C/_T+ 04:05, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

On Kittinger's Wikipage, there's a google video showing his jump. It says he jumped from the balloon 18 miles in the air, bringing his camera with him. But, this picture appears to be overhead of Kittinger. Odd.... Pepino123 20:15, 6 April 2007 (UTC)Pepino123[reply]

There are videos of the actual jump, taken from the balloon (google video), so I assume they somehow recovered the gondola 195.210.242.190 08:44, 2 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]