The altitude of 70,000 feet is the highest airspace a U-2 reconnaissance aircraft can fly. The work Altitude 70,000 Feet suggests the screen as a modern viewing medium to imagine a view from the cockpit of the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft and, more importantly, to overlay the concept of the screen as a window with the first-person perspective of a pilot to discuss more about the interpenetration of the image with the medium of viewing and perspective.