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Perlan II Project Aims To Fly a Glider To the Edge of Space

Posted by Soulskill on from the bring-a-jacket,-it'll-be-chilly dept.

Zothecula writes: In an ambitious attempt to break every wing-borne sustained flight height record for a manned aircraft, the Perlan ll project intends to construct and fly a glider higher than any sailplane has gone before. Riding on the colossal stratospheric air waves generated over mountains, the team plans to fly their craft to more than 90,000 ft (27,000 m), which will shatter their own existing glider altitude record of 50,671 ft (15,400 m) set by Perlan l in 2008.

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  1. Stop this nonsense. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Interesting

    This is against the will of God.

  2. Re: 100km by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Isn't something like 90+% of the atmosphere below you at that altitude? Only 10% more to go to reach vacuum. That seems to be the edge.

    When you stand at sea level, 99.99999% of the earth's mass is below you. So we are all at the edge of space.