James May at the Edge of Space

U&Dave

4:10 PM to 4:40 PM

Sunday 23 February

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The presenter undergoes rigorous training at a US Air Force base in California before boarding a U-2 spy plane for a flight that will take him 70,000ft above Earth. Along the way he has to learn how to eject from his cockpit in an emergency, how to survive the 13-mile fall back to terra firma and how to wear a space suit worth $250,000