These are the records set for going the highest in the atmosphere from the age of ballooning onward. Balloons are often used or given on special occasions, like cards or flowers. ...

Balloons

• 1783 — August — 24 m Jean Francois Pilatre in a hot-air balloon.
• 1783 — 15 October 1783 — 26 m Pilâtre de Rozier in a Montgolfier tethered balloon.
• 1783 — 1 December 1783 — 610 m Professor Charles and assistant Robert in Charliere, his hydrogen-filled balloon.
• 1783 — 1 December 1783 — 2.7 km Professor Charles in Charliere, his hydrogen-filled balloon.
• 1784 — 4 km Pilâtre de Rozier and the chemist Proust in a Montgolfier.
• 1803 — 18 July, 1803 — 7.28 km Etienne Gaspar Robertson and Lhoest in a balloon.
• 1839 — 7.9 km Charles Green and Spencer Rush in a free balloon.
• 1862 — 5 September 1862 — 11.887 km Coxwell and English physicist Glaisher in a balloon.
• 1927 — November 1927 — 13.222 km Captain Hawthorne C. Gray of the US Army Air Corps. in a balloon.
• 1931 —27 May 1931 — 15.787 km Auguste Piccard & Paul Kipfer in a hydrogen balloon.
• 1932 — 16.2 km Auguste Piccard & Max Cosyns in a hydrogen balloon.
• 1933 30 September — 18.501 km USSR balloon.
• 1933 —20 November — 18.592 km Auguste & Jean Piccard in Century of Progress balloon.
• 1934 — 30 January — 21.946 km USSR balloon.
• 1935 — 10 November — 22.066 km Anderson & Stevens in Explorer II.
• 1960 — 16 August — Joseph Kittinger parachutes from Excelsior III over New Mexico at 102,800 feet (31,333 m). He sets unbeaten (as of 2005) world records for: high-altitude jump; free-fall by falling 16 miles (25.7 km) before opening his parachute; and fastest speed by a human without motorized assistance, 982 km/h (614 mi/h).
• 1961 4 May — 34.668 km Victor Prather & Malcolm Ross of the US Navy in Strato-Lab V, a zero-pressure balloon.

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Airplanes

• 1910 — June 18, 1910 — 4,603 feet; Walter Brookins in a Wright biplane^[1]
• 1962 — 17 July — 95.94 km Robert White in an X-15 aircraft.
• 1963 — 19 July — 106.01 km Joseph Walker in an X-15 aircraft.
• 1963 — 22 August — 107.96 km Joseph Walker in an X-15 aircraft.
• 2004 — 4 October 2004 — 111.99 km (367,442 feet). Brian Binnie in Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne

1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Walter Richard Brookins (1888-1953) Walter Richard Brookins (1888-1953) in 1910 From left to right are: Frank T. Coffyn; A. Roy Knabenshue; and Walter Brookins in Atlantic City in 1910 Walter Richard Brookins (July 11, 1889 – April 29, 1953), was the first pilot trained by the Wright brothers. ... Wright Flyer, Dec. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... Description Role: Research Aircraft Crew: one, pilot Dimensions Length: 50. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... Description Role: Research Aircraft Crew: one, pilot Dimensions Length: 50. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... Description Role: Research Aircraft Crew: one, pilot Dimensions Length: 50. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Scaled Composites (often abbreviated as Scaled) was founded in 1982 in Mojave, California by famous aircraft designer Burt Rutan out of what used to be the Rutan Aircraft Factory. ... SpaceShipOne is small, having a three-person cabin and short but wide wings. ...

References

1. ^ Washington Post; June 18, 1910; Indianapolis, Indiana, June 17, 1910. "Walter Brookins, in a Wright biplane, broke the world's aeroplane record for altitude today, when he soared to a height of 4,603 feet, according to the measurement of the altimeter. His motor stopped as he was descending, and he made a glide of 2 miles, landing easily in a wheat field."