Balloon sails without him as Fournier muffs third shot at parachuting from outer space
(Newser) -
The third time was not a charm for a retired French army officer-turned-daredevil who hoped yesterday to parachute to earth from the edge of outer space. Michel Fournier's latest attempt to ride a balloon 25 miles up before his death-defying, 15-minute leap—a feat which would have smashed several records—...
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