myoneural [mÄ«â²Å-nÅ«â²rÄl] Type:Term. Definitions 1. Relating to both muscle and nerve; denoting specifically the synapse of the motor neuron with striated muscle fibers: myoneural junction or motor endplate. Stedmanâs Medical Dictionary Â© Wolters Kluwer Health.
On 16-Aug-1960, Captain Joseph Kittinger of the US Air Force parachuted from a helium balloon at an altitude of 102,800 ft (19.5 miles / 31,354m) setting three world records; the highest parachute jump, the longest free fall (85,300 ft in 4 mins 36 seconds) and the first person to break the speed of sound without an aircraft (714 mph).
In 1837, Robert Cocking became the first person to die from a parachute accident. In 1887, Captain Thomas Baldwin invented the first parachute harness. In 1890, Paul Letteman and Kathchen Paulus invented the method of folding or packing the parachute in a knapsack to be worn on a person's back before its release.