I don't know if you've heard about this guy, but it's big news around these parts! This 64 year old French man is planning to skydive from basically the edge of the atmosphere, and it's happening right near my hometown. He was supposed to go up this morning (a 2 hour ascent in a hot air balloon) but it was postponed. He wants to see if a human could actually survive a jump from that high.
http://ydr.inyork.com/ci_9384538