James May gets a rare glimpse of life at the "edge of space" as he flies 70,000 ft above the Earth in a U2 spy plane.

James May At The Edge of Space will be broadcast on BBC Four at 10.05pm on 21 June 2009.

It is part of a month-long season of programming to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's landing on the moon on 20 July 1969.