Russian Women Parachutists
Russian Women Parachutists In late October 1977, two Soviet women, Nina Pronushkina and Elvira Fomicheva, set absolute stratospheric records that remain unsurpassed decades later. Pronushkina, applying a layer of goose fat to her face to protect against the brutal cold of near-space altitudes, executed a night solo jump on 28 October from a staggering 14,974 … Read more