If successful, Fournier will become the first man to have skydived from such an altitude,

 

http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_Skydiver_To_Free_Fall_Faster_Than_The_Speed_Of_Sound_18060.html

 

The previous record has been in place for almost half a century: Col. Joseph Kittinger, U.S. Air Force captain, leaped 101,700 feet on August 16, 1950.

 

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that is an amazing feat for 1950! Brilliant! A real age of discovery with some very brave men challenging nature.