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.
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