Skydive from the edge of space

I’ve gone skydiving a few times, and it’s a blast. I wish I had the time, the money and the opportunity to pursue it more. But jumping from a plane doesn’t even come close to what Joseph Kittinger did in 1960 — he rode a weather balloon to the edge of space (over 30 km straight up) and jumped.

According to his Wikipedia bio, he still holds the world records for “highest balloon ascent, highest parachute jump, longest drogue-fall (four minutes), and fastest speed by a human being through the atmosphere.”

Now, Felix Baumgartner will try to break those records:

Baumgartner is a well-known BASE jumper already.