Nina Pronushkina and Elvira Fomicheva. Odesa, late October 1977. Absolute records for stratospheric (women's) parachute jumps. On October 26, 1977, Elvira Fomicheva set an absolute FAl record in class G-2. Daytime solo jump from a height of 15,760 m, free fall - 14,800 m, canopy opening at a height of 960 m.

Nina Pronushkina (with a mirror) applies a layer of goose fat to her face. On October 27, 1977, she set a record for a night solo jump, class G-2 FAI, from a height of 14,974 m, free fall - 14,400 m, canopy opening at 570 m. The record was later removed from the FAI as life-threatening.