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On 12 March 1999, Nicholas stepped out of an aeroplane at 35,850 feet (10,930 m). He flew for 4 minutes, 55 seconds and covered a distance of 10 miles (16 km), establishing new world records for the longest sky dive and the furthest human flight. During the attempt the exhaust valve of
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