Space diving program reaches for the Earth's stratosphere

Aviation enthusiasts' adventures are no longer limited to traveling by airplane. They can now rise to the Earth's stratosphere in a helium balloon and fall back in a parachute, as a new space diving program, the first of its kind in China, is bringing new consumer trends into space.

A space dive project, operated by Space Exploration Inc and the Space Dive Organizing Committee, was launched recently in Beijing as China's first near-space program.

The project aims at breaking former vice-president of Google Alan Eusta ce's 2014 world record of a 41.4-kilometer jump, as well as collecting data and dust samples in space to facilitate the research and development of China's aerospace industry.