Discovery.com News Briefs “Oct. 27,

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“Oct. 27, 2000 โ€” Imagine skydiving from the space shuttle. Then imagine the next best thing: jumping from the gondola of a balloon hoisted to the edge of space and hitting supersonic speeds on the way down.

It’s parachutist Cheryl Stearns’ dream that by this time next year she will have made the balloon drop and set the world record for highest skydive.”