nytimes.com — He has spent two decades and nearly $20 million in a quest to fly to the upper reaches of the atmosphere with a helium balloon, just so he can jump back to earth again. Now, Michel Fournier says, he is ready at last for his epic jump from alsmo 130,000 feet, 25 miles above Earth!
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calenlasMay 25, 2008
Here's one on Google Video...<a class="user" href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1120619888350136916">http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-112061988 ...</a>
jasonalangravesMay 25, 2008
That is insane! I hope he will have a video camera strapped to his helmet; I can't wait to see the footage. Let's hope everything goes without a hitch for him!
plutonimousrexMay 26, 2008
Kittinger did it to gain valuable scientific data for future exploration. Have read a book on him and he was really "the right stuff". This guy seems to be doing it just to beat a record. Yea, it's cool, but I think the risks outweigh the rewards in this case.
korvan504521May 26, 2008
or 88,000 cubits.
tkeffMay 27, 2008
We we're talking about this at school.and, my teacher called his old professor for the astronamy class he had to take...the professor said, '25 miles? thats out of out atmosphere! Entering our atmosphere, he's going to burn up. he WILL die.'Americans
tkeffMay 27, 2008
my god, that made me laugh.i have to agree though.this is down right pathetic.he's going to end up burning to death when reentering our atmosphere.
tkeffMay 27, 2008
eh, i just want to see him burn up in the rentrance from the atmosphere.i'm sure he'll go down in history for the worlds stupidest man.