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James May at the Edge of Space
James May at the Edge of Space title card
GenreDocumentary
StarringJames May
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes1
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC
ReleaseJune 21, 2009

James May at the Edge of Space was a BBC Four documentary in which James May commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Apollo moon landings.[1] The programme tied in with another May documentary an hour earlier on BBC Two called James May on the Moon.

Fulfilling a life long dream to be an astronaut, May was given the opportunity to fly to the edge of space in a Lockheed U-2 spy plane. To do this he first had to spend three days training with the United States Air Force at Beale Air Force Base and then learning how to use a space suit correctly.[1] Following this he was shown being taken on a 3 hour flight reaching an altitude of over 70,000 feet/ 21,000 meters, piloted by instructor pilot Major John "Cabi" Cabigas.

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  1. ^ a b "James May at the Edge of Space". BBC iPlayer. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
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