Who was the first person to exceed the speed of sound without an aircraft or space vehicle?

UT-7	Col. Kittinger holds three world records from Aug 16, 1960: the highest parachute jump: 102,800 feet; the longest parachute free fall: 4 min 36 secs; and the first person to exceed the speed of sound without an aircraft or space vehicle; 714 mph during free fall. Oct 08 05, 9:44 AM

my_baby_love

When a whip cracks it is exceeding the speeding of sound. Oct 08 05, 5:19 PM

jbean

YAY UT-7 Oct 08 05, 8:46 PM

daddy1161992

On Oct. 15, 1997 Andy Green drove the Thrust SSC to 763 mph.(Land vehicles were omitted from the question) Oct 14 05, 7:54 PM

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