SYDNEY, Australia (AP) – A former Australian army commando plans to jump off the edge of outer space and plummet almost 25 miles to Earth in the highest skydive ever.<\/p>\n
Rodd Millner, 37, will make the 40,000-meter jump by riding in a hot air balloon to the edge of space, the Australian Associated Press reported Sunday. He will wear an astronaut’s suit to protect his body from extreme pressures, it said.<\/p>\n
The plan calls for Millner to fall at up to 1,100 mph during a seven-minute fall before opening a parachute. If he succeeds, he will break the sound barrier, the report said.<\/p>\n
“It’s basically extreme science to see how far we can push it – this is going to change the face of a lot of things including emergency procedures for people exploring space,” he was quoted as saying by AAP.<\/p>\n
Millner claims that scientists have helped him on the project, but it is not known if the human body is capable of enduring such a descent.<\/p>\n
The jump may be a relaxing change for Millner, who teaches explosives and mine warfare to Australian army recruits.<\/p>\n
Millner hopes to turn his plunge into a virtual computer game using film from cameras that will be fitted to his suit and the balloon.<\/p>\n
Project Space Jump will be launched from Alice Springs in March 2002.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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