- It's a calm day in the desert town of Roswell,New Mexico.
- Thirteen miles above the ground,a giant helium balloon ascends with a space capsule tethered beneath it.
- The capsule door slides open, revealing the Earth as a sphere-the curve of the horizon bending dramatically around the planet, the sky above almost black.
- A man in a full opaoo suit steps out onto a small plattrom and secures his footing.
- Then,with a quick salute to the camera,he jumps.