http://www.space.com/news/ap-080525-...spacedive.html
"Michel Fournier began final preparations for a stunt that will, should all go well, end in the pre-dawn darkness Monday with him rising slowly in a helium-powered balloon pod up to the very void of space - and then stepping off.
The 64-year-old French skydiver aims to free fall 40,000 meters (130,000 feet) in a specially designed suit, helmet and parachute to advance the cause of science and, in the process, break four free fall records."
Michel Fournier is the step father of a waitress at my inlaws restraunt. She was telling me about this this week. Apparently it will be done in the next couple of days or when the weather is right.