Daring Aeronaut Prepares For Super Jump From Space

Four records in one

Lifting off from the vast plains of Saskatchewan, Fournier hopes to snag four world records in one jump:

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• altitude record for free-fall;
• altitude record for human balloon fligh: 25 miles (40 kilometers) altitude
• time record for longest free-fall: free fall for a little over six minutesand
• record for the fastest free-fall: Mach 1.7

A former colonel of the French army reserve and parachute officer, Fournier has 8,500 jumps to his credit....

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