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"http://yt.cl.nr/8V2ncwumv9o" Col. Joseph Kittinger -1960 - set world records for highest parachuting jump (102,800 ft. or 20 miles, 31km), highest balloon jump and fastest speed (close to speed of sound) by a person through the atmosphere.

Joe Kittinger jumped from an altitude of 31,200m (102,800ft) setting several records, some of which remain unbroken.

Your Baby's Development in Pictures The following sequence of pictures shows an overview of the development of a human from fertilisation, into embryo, then foetus and child.  Some pictures are photographs and some are ultrasound images.  You can jump to a more detailed description of events by clicking on the weekly number above each picture.