U.S. adventurer Steve Fossett gets suited up by technician Mike Todd before his world altitude recor.....
U.S. adventurer Steve Fossett gets suited up by technician Mike Todd before his world altitude record attempt in Omarama August 10, 2002. [Fossett is attempting to take a German DG505 glider past the existing record of 14,938 metres (48,996 feet), through severe turbulence and extreme temperatures to 18,288 metres (60,000 feet). If the mission succeeds, a pressurised sailplane will be built to attempt reaching about 30,000 metres (100,000 feet), on the edges of space.]