He did a jump from 100,000 feet, 102,000 to be precise, and he did it to test high altitude systems for military pilots in the new range of aircraft that were going up to 80,000 feet or so.
Saltó de 30.500 metros, 31.025 para ser exacto. Y lo hizo para probar los sistemas de gran altitud para pilotos militares en la nueva gama de aviones que volaban a unos 24.000 metros.