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Frenchman Plummeting 40 Kilometres From The Sky Will Break Sound Barrier, World Records
Posted by Gizmodo US Edition at 11:00 AM on May 25, 2008
Michel Fournier is about to make the greatest leap of his, and anyone else's, life. On Sunday, the 64-year-old retired French army officer will fly almost 40 kms into the sky in a giant balloon, step out of a pressurised capsule and plunge headfirst towards the earth, soaring through the atmosphere for an estimated 15 minutes.
