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To begin with, Fournier's jump is planned to be from an altitude of 40 kilometers, which is not even close to being in space (the usual definition is that space begins at an altitude of 100 kilometers). In his jump from the stratosphere, Fournier hopes to set four world records: highest human balloon flight, highest altitude free fall, longest duration free fall, and highest speed free fall. Fournier was hoping to make contributions to science that will help astronauts survive at high altitudes.

However, his most recent attempt to jump (May 27) was foiled due to a small charge of static electricity that resulted in the balloon separating from its load. Fournier hopes to make the jump in August, the next time weather conditions will be right for the flight.

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